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Biden Intends To End COVID Emergency Declarations. Now What?

The NPR Politics Podcast

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What Does Ending a Public Health Emergency Mean?

Democrats in Congress did not want to have to vote against ending the COVID emergency because that would just make them look like they wanted a permanent emergency. So they put pressure, as I understand it, on the White House to announce that they were going to end the emergency. Selena: It seems quite obvious that Joe Biden has an interest in saying he's the president who ended the public health emergency as he prepares to run for a reelection in 2024.

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