If the measure passes, it will end a policy that helped ensure the vast majority of troops were vaccinated but also raised concerns that it harmed recruitment and retention.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says President Joe Biden told House GOP leader Kevin
McCarthy he would consider lifting the mandate, but Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recommended it be kept.
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