Republicans are debating whether to leverage the threat of a government shutdown in order to defund vaccine mandates
As his party went back and forth during lunch Wednesday over whether to leverage the threat of a government shutdown in order to defund vaccine mandates, Mitch McConnell said nothing.Still, the GOP leader’s interest must be piqued as he tries to steer his raucous caucus through yet another shutdown fight. Sen.
“My gut tells me, let leadership do the best they can and trust them," Lummis said. "I just am going to trust the people who are leading and negotiating ... that's how flexible I'm willing to be." “There was not full agreement, that’s for sure,” said Sen. Roy Blunt after the lunch. “Shutdowns almost never work out.”
Still, Cruz and Marshall signaled they could accept an amendment vote on vaccine mandates if McConnell can secure one from Schumer, albeit at a 51-vote threshold instead of the usual 60-vote threshold. They hope they can peel away Sen. Joe Manchin , who opposed a similar push in September. Even then it’s highly unlikely Biden would ever sign such a bill.
Republicans said Wednesday that only a handful of their colleagues support what Lee is proposing. Still, the Many senators who support various efforts to strike down the vaccine mandates said risking a shutdown is a bridge too far: “It only takes one. I won’t be that one,” said Sen. Tommy Tuberville .
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