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nebraska, pete rickets. welcome to fox news sunday. >> good morning, thanks for having me on. chris: i want to start with something that you said this week about president biden's new vaccine mandates. here you are, sir. >> the president's forgotten we live in america, he thinks we live in the soviet union. the hypocrisy of this is unbelieveable. chris: what's so objectionable about biden's vaccine mandates and what are you going to do about it? >> well, first of all, we have been encouraging people to get vaccinated, we've been providing information and encouraging people to reach out to their neighbors because vaccines work and they will help people but it should be a personal healthcare choice. this is not something that the government should mandate. and somebody shouldn't have to make the choice between keeping their job and getting a jab in the arm. it's just wrong. i talked to people, a number of people who have told me if they made me take the vaccine i'm going to be fired. i'm not going to do it. chris: but you say it's a personal choice.
allow florida's school districts to mandate masks without the risk of losing state funds. now the u.s. department of education is stepping in, the department's civil rights division announced it opened an investigation into the how the state's ban on mask mandates may a discriminate against disabled students, with heightened risk of severe illness and the school's ability to provide students with equal education, this comes after president biden called out some republican governors for resisting new federal vaccine requirements that could affect tens of millions of american workers in both the private and public sectors. >> some republican governors have been so cavalier with the health of these kids, so cavalier with the health of their communities. >> reporter: a number of republican lawmakers called the plan unconstitutional and a government overreach. listen. >> it should be a personal healthcare choice. this is not something that the government should mandate and a
nebraska, pete rickets. welcome to fox news sunday. >> good morning, thanks for having me on. chris: i want to start with something that you said this week about president biden's new vaccine mandates. here you are, sir. >> the president's forgotten we live in america, he thinks we live in the soviet union. the hypocrisy of this is unbelieveable. chris: what's so objectionable about biden's vaccine mandates and what are you going to do about it? >> well, first of all, we have been encouraging people to get vaccinated, we've been providing information and encouraging people to reach out to their neighbors because vaccines work and they will help people but it should be a personal healthcare choice. this is not something that the government should mandate. and somebody shouldn't have to make the choice between keeping their job and getting a jab in the arm. it's just wrong. i talked to people, a number of people who have told me if they made me take the vaccine i'm going to be fired. i'm not going to do it. chris: but you say it's a personal choice.
going to be held accountable is next year's elections. we were supposed to have a redistricting session in a week-and-a-half on the calm. they put a legislation to get themselves involved in transgender sport as well as banning, they owe owe banning mask mandate masks, banning mandate masks. not only not having a mask. but bank mandate max. so i think it's ultimately up to us. every single thing they've done, we have a healthcare crisis in texas. what do they respond to do? take away women's healthcare choice. we had a gun cries, a mass shooting in el paso. a mass shooting in south texas. what is their response to that make it easier for people to carry a handgun. they have done all of these things, in the end, they'll keep doing them unless we stop them. >> why, the resistance is not going to end, christine nolan is already doing more restrictions on abortion.
those employees off the payroll down to 21 days, that is a huge piece of civil service reform is one of the biggest pieces of reform we've seen in federal government personnel policies since 1980 and the va mission act expanded healthcare choice for veterans to ensure they track failing va hospitals, something he campaigned on and the actor was rolled out is going very well and he and his va secretary robert wilkie deserve credit for that. heather: and a push to improve the mental health of our veterans which is not been addressed as it should be in the past. the president having the salute to america, this parade with military vehicles and flyover, going to give a speech honoring our military but at the same time all these folks including democratic candidates protesting it. why? >> i think when you are talking
soaring in our very booming and big economy. today we give you even more reason for your confidence in the future. two years ago in october 2017, i signed an executive order to increase healthcare choice and competition all across our nation. since that time, my administration has worked tirelessly to expand options and drive down the cost of healthcare for the american people. we took swift action to open short-term health plans and association health plans to millions and millions of americans. many of these options are already reducing the cost of health insurance premiums by up to 60% and really more than that. we also have launched a new initiative to bring down the price of prescription drugs. we're holding big pharma accountable. and big pharma has been working with us to try to get prices
an historic time for our country. i'll be signing the landmark legislation to provide healthcare choice. what a beautiful word that is. "choice." freedom to our amazing veterans. i want to welcome our veterans. many of them are here today. every care-giver and service member who has joined us on this very momentous occasion. all during the campaign i go out and say why can't they just go see a doctor instead of standing in line for weeks and weeks and weeks? now they can go see a doctor. it's going to be great. you fulfilled your duty to our nation with tremendous loyalty and courage and with the signing of this veterans choice legislation. we take one more crucial step in fulfilling our duty to you. we are pleased to be joined today by our great vice president mike pence.
the pres. will be traveling to florida and new jersey. in washington, lauren blanchard, fox news. rob: the pres. keeping a promise to take care of the nation as heroes. jillian: overhauling treatment options for veterans. dan caldwell joined us earlier to react. >> this bill will give veterans more healthcare choice, one of the biggest promises means keeping it by signg this bi today. rob: this is $5 billion to expand private care choices and consolidate 7 existing care options. >> decision day, tomorrow is the deadline for republicans to force a vote on a series of immigration bills with just three votes, will they pull it off? it is time for congress to step
he unequivocally supports the trump va reform agenda. one thing that emerged under the previous secretary, david selden, a lot of doubletalk coming out of the va. secretary sheldon saying one thing to one group, and another to another group and secretary wilkie is not doing that. heather: privatization versus not privatizing, where does it stand on that. >> more healthcare toys for veterans, not privatization as some say, he supports giving veterans more healthcare choice. he supported a bill that donald trump supports which passed out of the house that would give more healthcare choices, a great and before memorial day, he has been making calls to senators and congressmen, making clear this will help our veterans.