The Senate voted Wednesday night to overturn the Biden administration’s proposed rule that large private employers must require their workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested, or face losing their jobs.
The vote was 52-48, with two Democrats — Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana — joining all Republicans to overturn the regulation.
“Getting vaccinated should be a decision between an individual and his or her doctor. It shouldn’t be up to any politician, especially in a mandate coming down from that highest authority, the president,” Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., who led the effort to overturn the requirement said during the Senate debate.
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