The Senate issued a high-profile rebuke of the president's vaccine mandate on large businesses tonight, in a largely symbolic vote to get rid of a key component of the administration's Covid-19 response
The vaccine mandate on businesses with more than 100 employees is already being challenged in court, but Republicans said they wanted to use the legislative maneuver rather than let the judicial process play out. Sen. Mike Braun , the leader of the Senate petition, called the Biden administration’s rule “government in overdrive,” while Sen. Roy Blunt likened it to “authoritarianism” — even as they and other Republicans stressed that they personally support getting vaccinated.
“The biggest thing standing between us and the end of the pandemic is Americans who have refused to get vaccinated,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday. “The worst thing we can do is to tie our own hands behind our backs.” “This is a measure that has us standing with the American people,” Keller told POLITICO in a phone interview. “They’ve done the right thing during the pandemic and we trust they can continue to do that without a mandate.”
No matter what comes of the effort, Republicans made it clear they will keep fighting the administration's Covid measures, despite mounting virus cases andCritics of the private sector mandate in particular argue it will hurt companies already struggling with worker shortages, mass resignations and other pandemic stressors.
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