Prior to the vote, Sen. Ted Cruz claimed that his modification stripping investment from colleges that implement COVID vaccine mandates would move. It didn’t.
Prior to the vote, Cruz tweeted:
Here’s what came about within the vote:
44-49: Senate defeats Cruz (R-TX) modification to finish federal investment to colleges and kid care facilities that implement COVID-19 vaccine mandates. %.twitter.com/dyXEqzKwGs
— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) February 17, 2022
It seems that, Cruz’s fellow Republicans didn’t assume it used to be vital to stay round and reinforce his modification. Cruz in reality were given 3 fewer citizens than Sen. Mike Lee’s modification that still misplaced.
Even with Democrats lacking a Senator because of sickness and now not having their complete caucus, they had been nonetheless in a position to defeat the unhealthy concepts of Ted Cruz.
Sen. Cruz needs to be president. He is among the few Republicans who has now not promised to face down if Donald Trump runs for the Republican nomination once more in 2024.
A win like this is able to had been a pleasant little spice up for his long term presidential marketing campaign. Cruz stays so unpopular that his fellow Republican senators would now not keep on the town a bit of longer on a Thursday to present him a win.
Chuck Schumer had his Democrats there, however identical to within the 2016 election, Republicans didn’t display up for Ted Cruz.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Space Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Stage in Political Science. His graduate paintings curious about public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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