Nick argues the fact the democrats are selfish when it comes to the COVID vaccine. Dr. Zeke Emanuel, one of the 10 advisory board members appointed to Joe Biden’s coronavirus task force, once argued in an article that life is not worth living after 75.
New Jersey:
New Jersey nursing home residents won’t be getting vaccinated this week because state officials missed the deadline.
COVID Relief Bill:
There have been complaints – and very valid ones at that – about members of Congress and their staff not having enough time to read the text of the more than 5,000 page relief bill.
Nancy Pelosi:
UPDATED: Congress Didn’t Read $900 Billion CCP Virus Relief Bill
News Analysis
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday night that he will not sign the $900 billion CCP virus relief bill that Congress approved late on Dec. 21.
In a video he tweeted out, Trump asked Congress to increase the stimulus payments to individuals from $600 to $2,000, or $4,000 for a couple, and to “get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items from this legislation.”
Perhaps one example of the unnecessary items: the bill would make it illegal to make money by saying “Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute.”
That’s because, as Freedom Works researchers found, during the rush to passage of the measure, Section 711A makes it a federal crime to use the U.S. Forest Service’s “Woodsy Owl” character or his “Hoot” slogan in commercial profit-making activities.
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Tulsi Gabbard may be liberal in most of her views, but she’s managed to carve out her own path as someone who is willing to take controversial stands. Her foreign policy views, specifically her opinion that we never should have escalated the conflict in Syria (something over half a million dead bodies have shown to be a correct deduction) give both sides cold sweats. She also recently introduced a bill to protect “pain capable” babies in the womb, a position that would likely ban abortions after 20 weeks.
Now, Gabbard is taking a stand other Congressional members are too self-absorbed and cowardly to take. Namely, she’s not taking the vaccine right away, saving her assigned dose for someone that sciences says is actually in dire need of it.
Small Group in Congress Refusing to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
The diverse group includes Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
The main reason is a desire to see those most at risk get vaccinated, though some members of Congress are concerned about the vaccine’s side effects.
“We are not more important then frontline workers, teachers etc. who are making sacrifices everyday. Which is why I won’t take it. People who need it most, should get it. Full stop,” Omar said in a recent statement.
“It is inappropriate for me who has already gotten the virus/has immunity to get in front of elderly/health care workers,” Paul added in a tweet on Monday.