Give Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas credit for persistence. He forced the Senate to vote on terminating the COVID national emergency three times:
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- On March 2, 2022, the Senate passed the first Marshall resolution to terminate the COVID national emergency by a vote of 48–47. Nancy Pelosi did not allow a House vote.
- On November 15, 2022, the Senate passed it again by a vote of 61–37. Pelosi again blocked a House vote.
- On March 29, 2023, the Senate passed it 68-23. This time the bill had already passed the McCarthy-led House 229-197 and is headed to the president’s desk.
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Biden has indicated he will not veto it, even though he “strongly opposes” it. Huh?
Here are the 23 senators in the “emergency forever” caucus who voted no yesterday:
Bernie Sanders even wore a mask during the vote!
Congrats to our Covid expert Phil Kerpen for being the leading voice in Washington to get rid of this forever emergency – and the extraordinary/unconstitutional government powers that went with it.