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Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren dismissed reports that Democrats are giving up on coronavirus testing to allow the maximum number of senators to vote Saturday night on the party’s tax and social spending bill.
“No. And oh please,” Warren said when asked if she was told not to get tested for COVID to participate in Saturday’s “Vote-a-Rama.” “Republicans are worried about Democrats showing up with COVID, Republicans who wouldn’t wear masks. Republicans who didn’t get tested, Republicans who tested positive and still showed up. I’m telling you, they just know no limits . on his political skill.”
Warren’s comments come amid rumors that Democrats relaxed coronavirus testing to ensure all senators would be present to pass the Inflation Relief Act as part of a marathon voting schedule that will take place during all night saturday
The reports have drawn criticism from Republicans on social media, including Rep. Thomas Massie.
REPUBLICANS PROMISE TO VOTE-A-RAMA “HELL” AS MANCHIN, CINEMA ADVANCE DEM SOCIAL SPENDING AND TAX BILL
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, then-Democratic presidential candidate, speaks during a town hall meeting at Grinnell College, Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, in Grinnell, Iowa.
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“The same day Biden tests positive for COVID, he says he will come to Kentucky, while Senate Democrats admit they are not getting tested for COVID, because they will come to work even if they test positive for COVID,” Massie tweeted. emergency declaration, the PREP Act and all mandates!”
HOUSE REPUBLICANS PREPARE THE FIGHT AGAINST THE SOCIAL PAYMENT AND DEMS TAXATION BILL WITH THE SENATE CLOSE
A vote to advance the Democrats’ tax and social spending bill was approved Saturday evening, setting up a floor debate followed by a marathon floor vote before a final vote on the legislation that i was waiting for sunday
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks by phone before the start of the Senate Democrats’ weekly policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., on December 14, 2021.
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The vote total was 51 to 50, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie.
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Harris was not expected to be needed, because several Republicans were out of town and missed the votes that took place earlier Saturday. But all the GOP members were back in town at the end of the vote Saturday evening.
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) gestures as he speaks to reporters in the Hart Senate Office Building on August 1, 2022 in Washington, DC. Manchin, who returned to Capitol Hill after quarantining with Covid-19, spoke to reporters about the deal he reached with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
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“What’s the vote-a-rama going to be like? It’s going to be like hell,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, RS.C., said at a news conference Thursday. “They deserve this. As much as I admire Joe Manchin and Sinema for standing up to the radical left at times, they are promoting legislation that will make the average person’s life more difficult.”
Fox News’ Tyler Olsen contributed to this report
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