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White House warns of ‘dire’ consequences without more COVID-19 spending

By Naomi Lim
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White House warns of ‘dire’ consequences without more COVID-19 spending

It was a mistake for Democrats to strip $15.6 billion of proposed COVID-19 spending from a government funding bill passed by the House before a possible shutdown Friday, according to the White House.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the provisions would have helped bolster the country’s testing capacity, which will start to decline this month. Free testing and treatment for uninsured members of the public will end in April, for example.

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