‘I’m going to make them read that thing’: GOP launches resistance to COVID spending bill

By Susan Ferrechio

Published March 3, 2021 9:17pm ET

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‘I’m going to make them read that thing’: GOP launches resistance to COVID spending bill — A Republican opposed to President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 spending bill plans to make the Senate clerk read the entire bill, which could take 10 hours. Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican and a fiscal conservative, said he’s opposed to the cost and scope of the spending package, which provides $350 billion to bail out […]

A Republican opposed to President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 spending bill plans to make the Senate clerk read the entire bill, which could take 10 hours.

Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican and a fiscal conservative, said he’s opposed to the cost and scope of the spending package, which provides $350 billion to bail out state and local governments, among many other provisions.

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