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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:April 19, 2023Contact:Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov,202-224-4343

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, the Senate will vote on U.S. Senator Rand Pauls (R-KY)Support the Reinstatement of Trained and Effective Firefightersamendment which makes funding available to fire departments that terminated firefighters for refusing vaccination or voicing opposition to COVID-19 mandates only if they offer full reinstatement and backpay to those who lost their jobs. The amendment is being considered as part of S.870, the Fire Grants and Safety Act.

Ahead of the vote at 11:30 a.m. ET, Dr. Paul will deliver remarks on the Senate Floor. You can watch itHERE, and find full text of Dr. Pauls amendmentHERE.

Background:

One of the purposes of the Fire Grants and Safety Act is to fund the hiring of more firefighters. But over the last few years, even as these grants were awarded, firefighters around the country found themselves with a choice: submit to COVID vaccine mandates and forgo your First Amendment rights to voice opposition to them or lose your livelihood.

InNew York,Los Angeles, andSeattle, among other places, firefighters lost their jobs simply because they insisted upon living according to their conscience. Firing trained and effectivefirefighters for no good reason is dangerous, particularly when serious shortages of firefighters are reported throughout the country.

Dr. Pauls amendment would make the grants provided by this bill available to fire departments that dismissed or discharged firefighters for refusing COVID vaccination or voicing opposition to COVID mandates only if they offer full reinstatement and back pay to firefighters who lost their jobs.

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