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U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) joined several other lawmakers on Sept. 29 to introduce legislation that would ban the Department of Transportation and all other federal agencies from requiring proof of vaccination for interstate commerce. 

Joining Johnson in supporting the bill were Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla), Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan), and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).

The legislation comes in response to reports that President Joe Biden is considering mandating COVID-19 vaccines for all businesses that engage in interstate commerce. 

"Vaccine mandates will have a devastating effect on our economy," Johnson wrote in a Sept. 29 Twitter post. "Just one reason I’m happy to join @SenRickScott introduce the Prevent Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandates for Interstate Commerce Act."

Earlier this month, Biden issued an executive order mandating the vaccine for all federal workers in the Executive Branch, without the option of just undergoing regular testing instead, according to FOX News.  Biden has also said that all companies that employ more than 100 people will have to mandate the vaccine or require weekly testing.

"The Biden administration’s decision to mandate vaccines for working Americans is an outrageous trampling of civil liberties and a dangerous precedent for what a president can unilaterally impose on the American public," Johnson wrote in a Sept 29. Twitter post.

"We have all faced fear, doubt, isolation, and stress throughout the pandemic. Too much freedom and personal health autonomy have already been lost during the pandemic. Let’s not compound that loss with unnecessary vaccine mandates," Johnson wrote in a Twitter post.

In his Tweets, Johnson linked to a Washington Times article, which details the ways in which the government’s handling of COVID and the vaccine, in particular, goes against the ethical standard that has been in place for 75 years – that no one should be pressured into medical treatment. The Times also discussed the fact that prior to COVID, it was common advice to get a second or even a third opinion on any serious medical diagnosis, but when it comes to the vaccine, any interpretation of data that is contrary to the CDC’s “recommendations” is labeled dangerous misinformation.

The Times also pointed out that the potentially life-threatening side effects of the vaccine have largely been ignored by governing bodies.