Lawmakers press Pentagon to give back pay to troops fired for refusing vax: 'We have an obligation'
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Lawmakers are pressing the Pentagon to provide back pay for military service members who were fired for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Department of Defense spokesperson Maj. Charlie Dietz told Fox News Digital that on the issue of back pay for involuntarily terminated troops, "the Department is still exploring this and will provide its views on legislation of this nature at the appropriate time and through the appropriate process." Kelly Laco is a politics editor for Fox News Digital.
But Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, told Fox News Digital that Congress is already planning to add language into the next NDAA to provide back pay for terminated troops if the Pentagon does not do so.
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