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Although the senate was not in session this week cove...was how unfortunate but

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poignant that three senators from across the political spectrum colorado democrat john...

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loop or main independent angus king mississippi republican roger wicker all

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announced a tested positive for the virus this despite the fact that all three

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had been vaccinated so these were breakthrough infections which become more

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rampant with the delta variant but it's important to remember that out of one hundred sixty six

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million fully vaccinated americans only eight thousand

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breakthrough cases have resulted in severe disease or death in a statement

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came stressed that he'd been following all masking and social distancing protocols

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...diagnoses make the total number of senators

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who've tested positive eleven within fifty house members have also tested

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positive on both sides of the io among several other lawmakers testing positive this

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summer was south carolina republican senator lindsay graham who tested positive after attending

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a gathering hosted by democratic senator joe mansion there's texas governor greg

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...who...opposed mass mandates and issued an executive order banning school

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districts from requiring masks on tuesday abbott despite getting the vaccine

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and a booster join the surging numbers of positive cases

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plugging his state have any lessons been learned gramm said in a follow-up

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tweak I'm very glad I was vaccinated because without vaccination I'm certain I

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would not feel as well as I do now my symptoms would be far worse my take

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away response to the pandemonium like so much else is now partisan we see it

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in debates about masks in schools about rules for businesses

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and vaccine mandates party affiliation is often a predictor of approach

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meanwhile one thing cuts across party lines the virus

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covert nineteen cares not whether you're an r and

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d and I just ask senators wicker taken loop and king.