Senate Votes to Nix President Biden’s Employer Vaccine Mandate
Sally Kent
On Wednesday, the Senate voted to nix President Biden’s vaccine mandate for employers with over 100 workers. The largely symbolic move passed the Senate 52-48, with Democrat Senators Joe Manchin and Jon Tester aligning with Republicans.
The Hill reports:
The resolution faces an uphill path in the House, where Republicans aren’t able to use a similar fast-track process to force a vote over the objections of Democratic leadership. Instead, Republicans are hoping to get the simple majority needed to force a vote through a discharge petition, which will require support from a handful of House Democrats.
But Republicans view Wednesday’s Senate vote as a significant win, and it’s the first time they’ve been able to use the Congressional Review Act to successfully get a resolution targeting a Biden rule through the Senate.
The rule, published through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), orders businesses with at least 100 employees to require that their workers to get vaccinated or undergo regular testing by Jan. 4.
But Republicans believe that it constitutes federal government overreach and violates American workers’ civil liberties.
Independent Sen. Mike Braun, who helped lead the resolution to nix Biden’s mandate, noted that while he believes Americans should get the vaccine unless they have a good reason not to he viewed the mandate as an ultimatum that made mainstream America nervous.
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