The Democrats’ relief package neglects real COVID needs

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The response from President Biden and congressional Democrats to the COVID-19 crisis has been rushed, hyperpartisan, and out of touch with the real and urgent needs facing the public.

Their so-called “American Rescue Plan” is one of the largest spending packages in history, at an estimated cost of $1.9 trillion dollars. But a mere 9% of those dollars will go toward public health provisions to crush COVID-19. Biden asked Congress where we should cut the pork.

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