A growing number of U.S. senators on the Republican side of the aisle are taking active steps to rein in the World Health Organization (WHO) as it pushes for more power under its new international treaty for pandemic preparedness. (RELATED: DeSantis Fights Back After UN Announces New Pandemic Plan)
Under the No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act, any agreement reached by the World Health Assembly (the WHO's decision-making body) would be deemed a treaty, thereby requiring the advice and consent of the United States Senate. (RELATED: Bizarre Monkeypox Outbreaks in Europe Linked to Gay Fetish Sex Parties)
Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn's office explains:
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) in leadership of the “No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act” to require that any convention or agreement resulting from the work of the World Health Organization's (WHO) intergovernmental negotiating body be deemed a treaty, requiring the advice and consent of a supermajority of the Senate. The legislation comes as the WHO pushes for broad new powers under a new “international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response.”
After the Biden Administration's failed COVID-19 response and the WHO's mismanagement of the pandemic, Americans remain skeptical of continuing infringements on personal liberties and freedoms. The legislation would provide more transparency in WHO agreements and a constitutional check on the administration.
“The World Health Organization is a global beacon of corruption. It's time for Joe Biden to put the Constitutional rights of Americans ahead of the unfounded demands of public health ‘experts' paid for by the Chinese Communist Party. This legislation will do what the Biden administration should have acted on long ago — stop letting the WHO dictate what is best for the American people,” said Blackburn.
“The WHO, along with our federal health agencies, failed miserably in its response to COVID-19. It's failure should not be rewarded with a new international treaty that would increase its power at the expense of American sovereignty. What WHO does need is greater accountability and transparency. This bill makes clear to the Biden administration that any new WHO pandemic agreement must be deemed a treaty and submitted to the Senate for ratification. The sovereignty of the United States is not negotiable,” said Johnson.
“The WHO is a corrupt organization that is supposed to support international health, but instead it caves to tyrannical regimes and plays politics. The constitution is clear – any international treaty requires the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate. I am proud to join my colleagues in ensuring the WHO cannot dictate health policy in America,” said Rubio.
“The World Health Organization has completely failed the American people and the world by working hand in hand with the Chinese Communist Party to conceal the origins of COVID-19. The United States should not, under any circumstances, choose to relinquish American sovereignty and public health decisions to an organization controlled by Beijing. That's common sense. I'm proud to join Senator Johnson and our colleagues on this bill to keep Americans' public health choices in the hands of the American people,” said Rick Scott.
“Throughout the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) showed a lack of good governance, transparency and independence. For years, I have raised concerns about the systematic problems and inability of the WHO to make real reforms. Our bill would require any WHO pandemic-related agreement to be reviewed and ratified by the Senate. The Senate must weigh in on a topic of such critical importance before binding the United States,” said Barrasso.
“In the course of this pandemic, the World Health Organization lost trust with many. I've pressed the World Health Organization for answers on its initial response, questioning its reliance on manipulated Chinese Communist Party health data, and abetting China. Given the Biden administration's support for expanding the WHO's responsibilities and the continued Chinese Communist Party influence over the WHO, it is important Congress plays its constitutional role in evaluating any potential treaty-like agreement,” said Grassley.
“This legislation would classify any new WHO pandemic convention or agreement as a treaty, ensuring that it is reviewed by the Senate and subject to approval of two-thirds of the Senate in order to be ratified. This will make sure that there is proper oversight of the administration's actions at the WHO and help us maintain U.S. sovereignty,” said Hoeven.
“Actions by the WHO over the past two years, particularly in terms of the pandemic and abortion, raise serious questions about whether it operates as a truly independent body that ultimately benefits the American people. I know many Mississippians are vexed that the Congress can't act to stop some of the egregious decisions coming out of the WHO. In representing the American people, the Senate should have a role in determining whether our nation should be subjected to its biased or more controversial actions,” said Hyde-Smith.
“I refuse to cede America's sovereignty on managing public health crises to the corrupt and inept WHO. Montanans did not elect the WHO to represent them in any level of government – I am glad to support this bill to prevent an international organization from possessing power over the American people,” said Daines.
“Because the Biden Administration has failed to hold the World Health Organization accountable and root out the Chinese Communist Party's malign influence on the WHO, Congress must step up and defend American sovereignty and U.S. national security interests. This important bill would uphold the U.S. Constitution and require the Senate's advice and consent to ratification on any convention, agreement, or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response reached by the World Health Assembly's so-called International Negotiating Body,” said Hagerty.
Senators Johnson and Blackburn were joined on the bill by Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.).
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There are plenty of psychopaths available interested in getting their feet in the door.
Anybody; show me in the constitution or any law where the President of the United states has been granted the powers to cede national sovereignty issues to a foreign country or entity. I can’t see how any such agreement would stand in an honest court.
But from a democrat’s perspective, its just another step in stripping powers from the US people and controlling the US population. All while being able to wash their hands and claim “its not them doing it”
That is the blame game that they play. We have been the dispensible factor in their plan from the beginning. But even the elites will not emerge unscathed by joining the One World Order. We are the legs that support the body of government. If the legs fall, so goes the governing body and the heads of state. There will be no immunity.
Your are correct . No executive or legislative body has that authority . all are limited in any power for reasons such as this exact thing . Founders were wise men .
Yet, look at our BORDERS.
Fight against World Health Oranization wanting to control over health. God is against this.
This is serious enough that it should be put on a ballet for ALL Americans to vote on and have a say. Even elected officials shouldn’t be voting alone on something that affects our entire country and the world.
Although some states, like Commiefornia, have taken referendums to a high art, the United States doesn’t work like that. Fortunately for everyone, we do not have a pure democracy. It is representative democracy, we vote for representatives to represent our views. If you relied entirely on the popular vote and referendums the government would swing back and forth with every passing fad.
It’s about time that something is done before our country is ruined beyond repair if you all stick together well most of you anyway maybe we can get something done
This WHO thing must be stopped. If not there will be another pandemic very soon.From China. And it will never end. That makes China the Owner of the USA.
The USA should fight to Disband the WHO. The WHO showed it’s Corruption and Willingness to Lie in order to Serve China. So the USA must not be involved in any way with the WHO. Other than to work to Disband it.
Every Senator and Congressman should be speaking as one against any ceding of our sovereignty to anyone. Those who don’t should be summarily removed from office!
Because of the stupidity of our so called leaders we have allowed our power and security to be outsourced to foreign nations! Many who are our enemy! And this includes food, medicine and other essentials! What fool would even consider this? And yet, here we are!
What took them so long to respond. I read about this over a month ago. Conservative Senators should be in front of the media championing protecting our sovereignty from WHO influences and our national security as a mass of illegals head to our southern boarder.
The day a foreign Anything starts telling Americans what they are going to do. I’ll get my sling shot and put somebody’s eye out.
The WHO, The WEF, and The EU are doing biden’s thinking for him and the direction the globalist want to take America. It is going to be up to the real patriots and loyal American citizens to help defeat biden and his sheeple democrats before they destroy America.
Very simple. They are all frauds and traitors. Use brute force to rip them out of our government!
The entire cowardly republican party should be backing this bill.
Why worry about corrupt WHO officials taking money and being under the control of the CCP when our own president is taking money and under the control of the CCP.
What the GOP RINO’s say now is designed to rake in campaign cash ONLY.
It is not how they will vote later.
This is just one more action by the left wing liberal one world crowd. If we don’t get them purged from our government these next two election cycles we may well never get another chance. They are out to destroy our constitutional republic and make us their version of a socialists country, controlled by the UN.
Remember: Obiden is a fake president and everything he says and does is NULL AND VOID !!!
No outside agency and many of our politically formed domestic agencies should never have any more power than to make a suggestion for us to publicly concider.
About time
Nobody is this world has any right or ability to force anything on this sovereign nation. When Obama went along with the global warming “treaties” or whatever, he had absolutely no right to over-rule our national sovereignty but he is a Democrat and they think that the U.S Constitution is an advisory document, while it is the “LAW OF THE LAND” and is the supreme law covering every action that takes place in the United States. These “Global Warming” and or “Climate Change” agreements are treaties and as such are totally invalid as they have never been approved by the Senate. People in our government agencies are acting as if they are valid which is dead wrong.