West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin To Support Effort To Overturn Vaccine Requirement For Businesses
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
WASHINGTON (KDKA) - West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin said overnight that he will support a Republican effort to overturn President Joe Biden's vaccination requirement for larger businesses.
That bill is expected to get a vote on the Senate floor next week.
Senator Manchin said in a statement, "Let me be clear, I do not support any government vaccine requirement on private businesses. That's why I have co-sponsored, and will strongly support a bill to overturn the federal government vaccine requirement for private businesses."
All 50 Senate Republicans are supporting the effort, so with support from the Democrat, it will give them enough votes to pass a resolution to end the requirement.
The resolution would still need to pass the House but it would likely be vetoed by President Biden.
