GOP Senators Miss Vote, Dooming Amendment That Would Have Defunded Biden Administration’s Vaccine Mandates

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) walks on Capitol Hill in Washington in a file image. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The Senate on Feb. 18 rejected an amendment to a government funding bill that would have barred funding for federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates that haven’t been blocked by courts.

The amendment, offered by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), failed in a narrow 46–47 vote.