Although strongly opposed by the Biden administration, a bill to end the COVID-19 Pandemic State of Emergency was signed this week, bringing to an end one of the arguably single largest wastes of tax money, resources and lives experienced in the last 200 years and one of the most divisive periods in American history.
In a 68-23 roll call vote, several Democrats crossed the aisle to support the measure, which was adopted by the House in February.
The resolution’s approval in the Senate highlights bipartisan agreement that the U.S. has emerged from the emergency phase of the coronavirus pandemic, though some disagreement remains over when to make the move official.
The White House claims that the end of the public health emergency means an end to Title 42, a controversial immigration policy implemented by the Trump administration to allow for the expulsion of foreign nationals at the border for public health reasons.
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