White House faces GOP skepticism of latest COVID-19 spending request

Published March 3, 2022 9:35pm ET



Even as his administration urges the public to begin moving on from COVID-19, President Joe Biden is requesting additional money to combat it.

The White House is asking Congress for an additional $22.5 billion to respond to the coronavirus just one week ahead of the March 11 deadline for Congress to pass a comprehensive government funding bill. Republicans, who were opposing new COVID-19 funding a year ago, are likely to buck the proposal.

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