Schumer Says Yes Vote Was a Mistake as 13 Senate Democrats Vote to End COVID Emergency
November 18, 2022 | District of Columbia
About a dozen Senate Democrats joined all Republicans and voted to rescind the COVID-19 emergency, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who later said his “yea” vote was a mistake.
Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jackie Rosen (D-Nev.), Angus King (I-Maine), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Schumer joined all Republicans to end the emergency declaration. King, an independent, caucuses with Democrats.
Sens. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), who was in Nebraska after his wife reportedly suffered a seizure, and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), who is facing a runoff challenge next month, did not vote.
The Senate passed a measure in a 62–36 vote to end the emergency declaration, which was first issued on March 13, 2020…. (Excerpt from The Epoch Times)
