Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) in a letter urged Vice President Mike Pence to skip Monday’s vote on Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation after several of the vice president’s aides tested positive for the CCP virus.
Schumer wrote that Pence’s presence in the Senate chamber—which is customary for landmark votes as the vice president can break a tied vote—would violate Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and it would also “be a violation of common decency and courtesy,” according to a copy of the letter obtained by The Associated Press.
