COVID mandates reach political tipping point: The Note
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Debates over COVID mandates that Democrats once hoped would unite their party and divide Republicans has done pretty much the opposite.
The TAKE with Rick Klein
The issue didn't shut down the government, and the Senate vote -- while bipartisan -- won't change any policy.
But debates over COVID mandates that Democrats once hoped would unite their party and divide Republicans have done pretty much the opposite. Two Senate Democrats are now on record wanting to reverse President Joe Biden's requirement that most private-sector workers get vaccinated.
"We should incentivize, not penalize, private employers to encourage vaccination," Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said after joining Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., in supporting the effort to undo the mandate for large employers.
