Jon Tester Also Opposes Biden's Vaccine Mandate

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Jon Tester Also Opposes Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

December 7, 2021 at 4:35 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 7 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/12/07/second-senate-democrat-opposes-bidens-vaccine-mandate/

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Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) “is planning to vote for a Republican resolution to nullify President Biden’s vaccine mandate for large employers,” The Hill reports.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said last week that he would do so as well.

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[BeckyDem]

1. Because things are going so well?

Unreal.

[BlueTsunami2018]

2. And the hits just keep on coming.

I guess because of how idiotic his state is in general he has to do this but it’s bad for the country.

[Bristlecone]

3. Outside of the State of MT and a couple of universities, what large business is in MT?

I’ve worked up there and it is all small biz. Even oil and gas is not heavily staffed. Maybe that coal mine in Coalstrip? If it hasn’t gone bankrupt once Newmont bought them.

[2naSalit]

10. Platinum mine...

Still have timber and cattle, a few businesses are kind of big but it's more that he needs to, also, keep in good stead with the non-Democrats who vote for him. Right now, he's the only sane one we've got in DC or the Gov's mansion.

[Bristlecone]

17. Makes sense.

Dennis Washington is still in Missoula I suppose - The Washington Companies are pretty big. Although they are really spread out.

[2naSalit]

18. There's a lot more...

Going on in big business interests here than one might imagine. There's Delaware North, a big business that operates a lot of the tourism industry here. A lot of the cattle operations are corporate owned as well.

[Budi]

4. Because that's his base. Its job security before life.

Same as manchin.
Vax of you want, no mandate.
If they stand somewhere in the middle of both warring sides, their job may survive.

[guillaumeb]

5. Tester is from an overwhelmingly white, conservative state,

with fewer people than Chicago. It is remote, generally unsuitable for development, and not very crowded.

So, what works for Montana and Alaska is meaningless for where 99% of the population lives.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Way Lower Than Chicago

The whole state has around 40% of the people of Chicago.

[guillaumeb]

8. True, but this gives free publicity to Tester.

He might be jealous of Manchin and Sinema.

[Celerity]

12. way lower than even that if you count the almost 10 million or so in the Chicago CSA (9,986,960)

Montana population in 2021 is expected to be 1.09 million

so the Chicago area pop is almost 10 times the size

[ProfessorGAC]

20. Absolutely!

Wife & i are 2 of those other 7.2 million people!

[Celerity]

23. 20 biggest CSA's, Chicago has likely already dropped to 4th & likely will drop to 5th by 2026 or so

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_statistical_area

[Celerity]

7. sigh

[MontanaMama]

9. As a Montanan. I hate this position.

I know Jon is trying to keep his job and prevent our whole fucking state from going to the dark side. MT gained an additional Congressional seat with our population tipping just over the 1 million mark and Ryan "the crook" Zinke is running for it so we have that to worry about too. We need to keep Jon Tester in the Senate. He is nothing like Manchin or Sinema. He's was all for the infrastructure bill and BBB. He can't be painted with the same broad brush.

[2naSalit]

13. That's where it's at in Montana right now.

[kentuck]

14. Thanks for your comments on Tester.

He is in a tough state to defend the progressive agenda all the time. He has to agree with his majority some times.

[Haggard Celine]

11. I guess he has to. The GOP would love to take that seat.

But it sucks. I hate to see Biden lose one. Biden had to try, though, even if the effort was doomed.

[riversedge]

21. Biden did right with the vax mandate--even as he has been and is up against #Repugs and RW media.

[AZProgressive]

15. I'm personally doing everything I can to survive the pandemic

The sooner it goes away the sooner we can go back to normal.

[pwb]

16. Who calls it a mandate? The pukes?, the Media?

I always hear guidelines or suggestions or requirements, Mandates is what they want them called. Media, pukes, same same.

[tritsofme]

19. Meh, who cares? It's a pointless vote. They both voted for the mandate when it actually mattered

As part of the continuing resolution last week.

[Voltaire2]

22. Of course.

[maxsolomon]

24. Does it have to pass Cloture?

Yes? Let them placate their constituents.

[tritsofme]

26. No, CRA votes pass the Senate by a simple majority.

[maxsolomon]

27. Well, fuck that then.

I have less than positive feelings about the institution of the Senate.

[Mad_Machine76]

28. Wouldn't the House have to pass the same bill

And then Biden would have to sign it? It’s not going anywhere. Seems totally symbolic?

[maxsolomon]

29. yes it is a "sense of the Senate" vote

the mandates were probably overreach. certainly they were a broad interpretation of regulations. but he had to do something to move the needle (pun intended).

[Xoan]

25. Cowards won't save US.

[krawhitham]

30. Who cares, the bill will just go to the House and die