Republicans Put Vaccine Mandates on Agenda for Midterm Elections

Fighting federal vaccine mandates is becoming a central pillar of Republicans’ health care agenda, one supporters say could help carry them into power in Congress next year.

Republicans say requirements that some people get vaccinated against Covid-19 or risk losing their jobs are deeply unpopular among Americans and worsen employment and inflation — two major issues they want to tie to Democrats and the Biden administration going into the 2022 midterm elections.

“It’s the most important thing I’m hearing about in my district and in red states,” Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), the sponsor of the resolution, said. “Blue states, too, ...