Senate Dems skipping COVID testing to push spending bill vote: report
Posted on AllSides August 5th, 2022
From The Right
AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib
That’s sick!
Senate Democrats are embracing a “Don’t Test, Don’t Tell” policy this weekend as they try to ram a $739 billion spending bill through the 50-50 chamber — knowing that even one COVID-19 positive could blow up their plans.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has set a Saturday test vote for the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, which needs all 50 Democrats on board so Vice President Kamala Harris can cast a tiebreaking vote in its favor.
“They’re not going to delay it if a member has gotten COVID,” a senior Senate...
