Once Again, Ohio Ices Vaccine Mandate Bill: ‘We Don’t Have the Votes’ (Should Pelosi & Chuckles have a vote on FJB's demands?)

Clevescene ^ | 10/14/21 | Jake Zuckerman

[Libloather]

For the second time in three months, House Speaker Bob Cupp halted legislation Wednesday aimed to limit the ability of employers, colleges, hospitals and others to impose vaccine mandates.

Cupp’s announcement came amid a flurry of private caucus meetings, unseen proposed amendments, aggressive lobbying tactics and tense rhetoric from members on a heated issue focused on a minority of Ohioans who continue to abstain from vaccination amid a pandemic that has killed more than 719,000 Americans.

The legislation started big and shrunk over time: Its first iteration spanned all vaccines against a long list of preventable diseases; made no exceptions for vulnerable spaces like nursing homes and hospitals; blocked vaccine incentive programs; and in some instances, even blocked people from asking one another about their vaccination status.

House leaders, including Cupp, then put forth what was intended to be a compromise bill. It offered more latitude for hospitals to impose vaccine mandates; allowed employers to require vaccination for new hires but not current employees; and allowed colleges to impose mandates (but forced them to accept “conscience” exemptions, a catch-all workaround).

On Tuesday, Cupp said the plan was to accept more than a dozen amendments before passing the bill Wednesday. However, by Wednesday afternoon, it became increasingly clear that Republicans couldn’t come to any agreement.

In a statement shortly before Wednesday’s floor session, Cupp imposed the second “pause” in three months and the third last-minute abortion of a vote on the troubled legislation.

“After countless hours of hearings and deliberation on this topic, there is still no consensus on how or whether to move forward,” he said. “Consequently, the House at this time will pause additional hearings on this matter. We are continuing our work on other legislative matters that are important to Ohio and its people.”

[Libloather]

Make the exempt vote.

[Veto!]

Pelousy can go suck rocks.
FJB

How about a rousing FNP cheer?

[kiryandil]

Ahhh!

There's no squish like an Ohio Republican squish.

[kiryandil]

“Let’s go, Brandon!”

[Boomer]

Politicians kill more people than any virus ever did.

Can’t fix stupid.

FJB

[roving]

a pandemic that has killed more than 719,000 Americans.
______________________

They just can’t let go of that lie

[cotton1706]

Elect liberal republicans and surprise surprise you can’t pass legislation even though you have the “majority”

And even if you DID pass it, the liberal republican governor would veto it.

[Lowell1775]

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Once Again, Ohio Ices Vaccine Mandate Bill: ‘We Don’t Have the Votes’ (Should Pelosi & Chuckles have a vote on FJB’s demands?)
Clevescene ^ | 10/14/21 | Jake Zuckerman

Posted on 10/16/2021, 1:28:27 AM by Libloather