Republican Sens. Roy Blunt and Tim Scott offered an amendment to the $1.9 trillion relief proposal to deny taxpayer money to public schools that do not open even after teachers get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Some places, like Chicago and San Francisco, have not reopened. The teachers released a lot of demands, including vaccinations as soon as possible.
But the way the Chicago Teachers Union has acted gives everyone a reason to pause because they might not even go back after they get vaccinated. One example:
From Fox News:
As Democrats aimed to move forward with their $1.9 trillion relief proposal, Sens. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Tim Scott, R-S.C., proposed a nonbinding measure to withhold emergency pandemic-related funding from K-12 schools that did not reopen for in-person learning after teachers had been offered the COVID-19 vaccine.”The children most negatively impacted are those who are growing up poor, just like I did,” Scott said in a statement. “While teacher unions and their allies continue to change the rules as we go, we must be clear: if you have been vaccinated, it’s time to get back into the classroom.”The amendment was not agreed to, falling down partisan lines at an even 50-50 split.
It took place during the “vote-a-rama.” The Senate must vote on all the proposed measures.
This must happen before the Senate can vote on the budget resolution.
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