House of Representatives earlier passed resolution, then Republicans launched failed Senate bid to defund vaccine mandates
• House votes to fund government amid shutdown threats by Senate Republicans – live
A bill to fund the US government through mid-February has gained the support of enough members of the Senate to win passage and prevent a partial shutdown of federal agencies at the end of this week.
The vote late on Thursday came after some Republican senators threatened to block the process in order to voice their opposition to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates. Senators voted on an amendment to defund the federal vaccine mandate, which ultimately failed, clearing the way for the passage of the short-term funding bill.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/02/republican-senators-threaten-government-shutdown-despite-house-passing-funding-bill
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