Senate issues rebuke of Biden's workplace vaccine mandate

By artappraiser on Thu, 12/09/2021 - 2:15am |

My lightning hot take is that offering Manchin and Tester a symbolic vehicle they could use to align with their red state constituents on this issue, but also a vehicle that has zero chance of becoming law, is exactly how well-run political parties manage their caucus. https://t.co/OuEQ7rG8Co
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) December 9, 2021

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https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/08/biden-workplace-vaccine-mandate-senate-523990

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What you need to know:
-This doesn't (yet) have the votes in the House
-The WH has already pledged to veto
-Republicans think fighting vax mandates is a political winner for them https://t.co/8kaez9IpJ6 https://t.co/Sx9r7DaLeV
— Alice Miranda Ollstein (@AliceOllstein) December 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/09/2021 - 2:16am

A reminder that this is not just an American phenomenon, there are similar political situations worldwide, see the most recent Covid News thread:

http://dagblog.com/link/covid-news-anti-mandate-protesters-luxembourg-storm-christmas-market-34898

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/09/2021 - 2:20am

more "how to get re-elected":

Think Manchin is right about this https://t.co/bneWiOYLAi
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) December 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/09/2021 - 3:12am

Senate issues rebuke of Biden's workplace vaccine mandate

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