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The U.S. Supreme Court blocks President Joe Biden's vaccine mandates for private businesses in a closely watched decision that will affect millions of Americans. According to NBC , the Biden administration's sweeping rule would have given "more than two-thirds of the country's workforce" two months to make sure their employees were fully vaccinated or tested weekly. The Supreme Court struck down that new regulation in a 6-3 vote. However, in a 5-4 decision, the court left standing a mandate for medical facilities. Brett Kavanaugh and John Roberts joined the liberal justices in that decision. “Although Congress has indisputably given OSHA the power to regulate occupational dangers, it has not given that agency the power to regulate public health more broadly,” the court wrote in the opinion, which was released on January 13, 2022. “Requiring the vaccination of 84 million Americans, selected simply because they work for employers with more than 100 employe...

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, a Democrat from western Wisconsin, claimed COVID-19 prevented him from traveling to Washington D.C. to vote on major bills but still found a way to eat ice cream in La Crosse with President Joe Biden. "While millions of Wisconsinites went to work on Tuesday, Ron Kind played hooky from his responsibilities in Washington -- claiming that he had to miss House votes because of COVID when he was actually getting ice cream with Joe Biden," the state of Wisconsin Republican Party said in a statement, releasing the above photo. In a letter to Congress , Kind wrote, on June 28, 2021, “Pursuant to House Resolution 8, I write to notify you of the designation of a proxy to cast my vote. I am unable to physically attend proceedings in the House Chamber due to the ongoing public health emergency, and I hereby grant the authority to cast my vote by proxy to the Honorable Gerry Connolly (VA), who has agreed to serve as my proxy.” https://twitter.com/UrbanScootsEbay/...