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TexasTowelie

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Sun Jun 6, 2021, 10:55 PM Jun 2021

Calling It 'Discrimination,' GOP Lawmakers Try To Stop CO Hospitals & Others from Requiring Staff To

Calling It ‘Discrimination,’ GOP Lawmakers Try To Stop CO Hospitals & Others from Requiring Staff To Get COVID Vaccinations


State Rep. Kim Ransom (R-Littleton) is taking a stand against discrimination–discrimination against those who refuse to get the COVID jab, that is.

Ransom and state Rep. Tonya Van Beber (R-Eaton) sponsored a bill that aimed to prohibit all Colorado employers (including health facilities) from taking action against employees and job applicants based on whether they’d received a COVID vaccination.

The bill, “Prohibit Discrimination COVID-19 Vaccine Status,” was killed May 12 in a committee vote along party lines, with all Republicans in support.

The legislation also would have ensured that government agencies, the state, businesses, and health insurance agencies could not discriminate against patrons based on vaccination status.

Read more: https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2021/05/covid-vaccine-discrimination/36671/
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Calling It 'Discrimination,' GOP Lawmakers Try To Stop CO Hospitals & Others from Requiring Staff To (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2021 OP
Yet in CO, every cat and dog requires a rabies vaccination. C_U_L8R Jun 2021 #1

C_U_L8R

(45,638 posts)
1. Yet in CO, every cat and dog requires a rabies vaccination.
Mon Jun 7, 2021, 06:51 AM
Jun 2021

Clearly, republicans just don't like people.

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