Bernie Sanders’s coronavirus response is under scrutiny as he juggles his flagging Democratic presidential campaign with his Senate responsibilities.

The Vermont senator was criticized this week for skipping a procedural vote Democrats needed to block the Republicans’ $2 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. The caucus ripped parts of the legislation as a “slush fund” for big business as opposed to a measure to help the public. Democrats prevailed on the vote.

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