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Most members of NC delegation vaccinated, but not all WASHINGTON Members of Congress were among the first people in the U.S. to have access to the sought-after COVID-19 vaccine when the initial doses became available in December. Three months later, a States Newsroom survey across 22 states making up a large swath of Congress found at least 155 members of the U.S. House and Senate have been vaccinated, based on a tally of responses from their offices and other public statements. Most, but not all, are Democrats, even as pollsters find greater hesitancy and even disinterest among Republicans in the broader U.S. adult population when it comes to the vaccine. ....
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This disastrous bill should never become law. #ElectionIntegrity Congressman Ted Budd (@RepTedBudd) March 2, 2021 Eliminates voter ID: This is partially accurate. The bill doesn’t eliminate state voter ID laws so much as provide voters a way to work around them. In states with voter ID laws, the bill says voters without ID can present election officials with a sworn written statement under penalty of perjury attesting to their identity. Allows felons to vote: This leaves out context. It’s more accurate to say the bill restores voting rights to felons once they’ve served their criminal sentence. Many states already allow felons to vote once they meet the terms of their sentence, as PolitiFact has previously reported. The bill specifically says rights are restored “unless such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility at the time of the election.” ....
Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Healthcare providers across the US fear legal trouble for giving away unclaimed COVID shots. Many of them are giving the vaccines away to avoid waste before they expire. Medical groups and local authorities want better guidance and flexibility on vaccine distribution. Doctors and other healthcare workers are finding themselves straddling a confusing line between making sure no COVID vaccine goes to waste, and committing potential crimes if they give away unclaimed shots. When people don t show up for their vaccine appointments, pharmacists and doctors are stuck with extra doses that could end up in the trash if not used before their short shelf-life runs out. ....
A North Carolina congressman claims the Democrats’ proposed stimulus plan has very little to do with the coronavirus. The “American Rescue Plan” calls for $1.9 trillion in spending. “There’s about 9% of it actually going to COVID, meaning 91% of it is not even COVID-related,” Republican. Rep. Ted Budd said in a speech, which he tweeted. Is Budd right about those percentages? ....