Senate Votes Overwhelming To End Covid Emergency

Senate Votes Overwhelming To End Covid Emergency

Democrat Senators Revolt, Vote against Extending Joe Biden's 'Covid Emergency' Declaration

Nov. 18, 2022

The Jimmy Dore Show

BERNIE SANDERS and ELIZABETH WARREN VOTED to KEEP the CHARADE GOING

Several Democrat senators are revolting against Joe Biden and have voted against extending the president's Covid "public health emergency" declaration.

The U.S. Senate has voted to end the "Covid emergency" that the Biden administration had recently extended until April 2023.

The Biden admin tried to extend the emergency despite the president himself declaring in September that the "pandemic is over."

On Tuesday afternoon, the Senate voted 62-36 to end the "emergency" declaration after a significant number of Democrats turned against Biden to side with Republicans.

The motion was spearheaded by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS).

While it is unclear if the House of Representatives will immediately take up the measure, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is now on borrowed time.

Her tenure as speaker is set to come to an end on January 3, 2023, with the projected incoming Republican-led House.

12 Democrats joined in with the Republicans to put an end to the Covid public health emergency declaration:

Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA)
Sen. Cortez-Masto (D-NV)
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

Sen. Angus King (I-ME), who is officially an Independent but caucuses with Democrats, also voted against Biden's declaration.

However, Chuck Schumer's office later claimed that his vote was recorded in error and will later be withdrawn.

For nearly three years now, the declaration of a "public health emergency" has been used as a rationale to suspend the rule of law.

The Biden admin has referred to the state of emergency as a pretext for suspending student loan payments and enforcing its unconstitutional rent moratorium.

According to a statement from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Biden has threatened to veto any congressional efforts to end the national emergency declaration's status.

OMB claims that ending the declaration would weaken the federal government's ability to respond to Covid surges.

"Preserving our ability to respond is more important than ever as we head into the winter, when respiratory illnesses such as Covid-19 typically spread more easily," the statement said.

"Strengthened by the ongoing declaration of national emergency, the federal response to Covid-19 continues to save lives, improve health outcomes, and support the American economy."

However, as the CDC earlier pointed out, over 95% of Americans have some form of protection against COVID-19.

The currently predominant BA.4 and BA.5 variants are far less deadly than earlier strains.

Plus an estimated 97% of Americans have natural immunity from prior infection, according to CDC data.

The White House has nonetheless asked for $10 billion in funding for the Covid response.

"Biden officials finalized a request this week for about $10 billion in public health funds by year's end, part of a larger request in the lame-duck session of Congress that would also include funding for Ukraine and disaster relief for hurricane damage in Florida, according to six people who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe confidential budget discussions," the Washington Post reported.

Original: https://youtu.be/vG4-_Vl83RA

https://slaynews.com/news/democrat-senators-revolt-vote-against-extending-bidens-covid-emergency-declaration/

Senate Votes to End COVID Emergency Declaration 62-36

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00355.htm

Schumer Says Yes Vote Was a Mistake as 13 Senate Democrats Vote to End COVID Emergency

https://ifapray.org/legislative-updates/schumer-says-yes-vote-was-a-mistake-as-13-senate-democrats-vote-to-end-covid-emergency/

Senate Votes Overwhelming To End Covid Emergency

https://youtu.be/vG4-_Vl83RA

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