by Jeff Charles and Amani Wells-Onyioha at Newsweek
- The Senate has passed a resolution to end the COVID-19 emergency declared by former President Donald Trump in 2020.
- The resolution passed with a 68-23 vote.
- President Joe Biden is expected to sign the measure into law, despite the White House originally opposing it.
The Senate approved a Republican resolution on Wednesday aimed at ending the national emergency that was declared due to the COVID-19 pandemic by then President Donald Trump in 2020.
Senators passed the measure, which has already passed the House of Representatives, in a bipartisan vote of 68 to 23, while all those who voted against the measure were Democrats or caucus with the Democrats.
President Joe Biden is expected to sign the measure into law, according to a White House official, despite the White House earlier expressing opposition to ending the COVID-19 emergency.
“Just 23 Senate Democrats voted against GOP resolution to end COVID-19 emergency. In House, 197 Dems opposed it when White House said it ‘strongly opposed’ the resolution. But now that Biden plans to sign it, despite being opposed to it, more Senate Dems sided with Rs,” tweeted CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju…
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