Mike Pence to 'Inexplicably' Attend Senate Vote on Amy Coney Barrett Despite Close Staff Testing Pos [View all]
Source: Newsweek
Vice President Mike Pence says he will be in the U.S. Senate Monday to vote in favor of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination, despite his closest aides all testing positive for COVID-19 over the past week.
Pence told NBC News Sunday during a campaign stop in North Carolina, "I wouldn't miss that vote for the world," as he is set to return to Washington to cast his vote confirming Barrett as a justice.
But doctors, Democrats and the former FDA commissioner all said Pence is putting the elderly senators at risk by continuing to campaign and physically attending Monday's vote. Five of Pence's closest aides, including his chief of staff, tested positive for coronavirus within the past few several days and have been quarantining since mid-week. Another personal aide to Pence reportedly tested positive Sunday on the campaign trail.
Pence, who is the head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, issued a statement Saturday saying his actions are within Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) pandemic guidelines because he is "essential personnel." New cases and increasing hospitalization numbers have skyrocketed in several states where Pence has campaigned over the past week.
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Sharing the love. He only needs to be there in case a tie breaker vote is needed which seems unlikely.
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