Biden faces Republican claims spending bill is packed with pork

The White House’s planned victory lap celebrating the passage of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus pandemic spending package comes with plenty of political risks, Republicans warn.

Republicans argue that Biden’s popular spending package is chock-full of provisions that don’t even relate to the COVID-19 public health and economic crises. They say the measure substantially adds to the country’s ballooning federal deficit, making it almost impossible for future generations to pay back the total borrowed amount — and likely putting a new tax burden on them.