Schumer Says ‘Yes’ Vote Was a Mistake as 13 Senate Democrats Vote to End COVID Emergency

President Joe Biden (L) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) (R) listen as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at an event at the White House in Washington, on Aug. 9, 2022. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

About a dozen Senate Democrats joined all Republicans and voted to rescind the COVID-19 emergency, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who later said his “yea” vote was a mistake.

Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jackie Rosen (D-Nev.), Angus King (I-Maine), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Schumer joined all Republicans to end the emergency declaration. King, an independent, caucuses with Democrats.