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Manchin kills Biden's private vaccine mandate: Senator and fellow Democrat Jon Tester join 50 Republicans to vote down plan that would force COVID shot on 31 million
- Wednesday's vote overturned Biden's mandate ordering businesses with 100 workers or more to demand vaccination from workers by Jan 4
- Workers who refused were to be subjected to regular COVID testing
- The 52-48 vote sends the legislation to the Democratic-led House of Representatives, where it faces strong headwinds
- Manchin and Tester argued on Wednesday that the consequences of implementing the mandate would be largely felt on the country's economy
- The chamber's top Republican, Mitch McConnell, branded the Biden mandate as an 'illegal' and 'absurd' government effort to micromanage the lives of citizens