Congresswoman Lisa McLain, who represents the 10th Congressional District, which includes the Blue Water Area, has taken action on two issues recently: animal research in Russia and the potential for a national database of federal employees who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 due to religious exemption.
Regarding animal research, McLain demanded that the National Institutes of Health end their funding of animal research at Russian state-run labs. There are currently four labs in Russia that receive some form of funding from the United States. The proposed act would prevent funding in several countries that are considered foreign adversaries.
McLain also cosponsored the Preventing Abusive Government Efforts (PAGE) Act which would “prohibit the federal government from compiling or maintaining a database of federal employees who received a religious exemption or accommodation for the COVID vaccine.”
McLain said, “The PAGE Act will not only prevent the government from tracking those who got a religious exemption, but it’ll also ensure any existing database is destroyed.”
Reporting for WGRT – Jennie McClelland
