501. Spending Bill Clears House, Minus Covid Funds.
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COCHRANE, EMILY, Edmondson, Catie, Broadwater, Luke, Weisman, Jonathan, Schmitt, Eric, Ismay, John, Stolberg, Sheryl Gay, Wong, Edward, Sullivan, Eileen, Rosenberg, Carol, Jewett, Christina, Benner, Katie, Walker, Mark, Flavelle, Christopher, and Thrush, Glenn
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PUBLIC spending , *LEGISLATIVE bills , *CLEARINGHOUSES , *COVID-19 - Abstract
The article reports on the approval by the U.S. House of Representatives of the 1.5 trillion dollar federal spending bill that includes a major aid to war-torn Ukraine. The bill, however, does not include a package to fund President Joe Biden's Covid-19 response program. According to Biden's team, the Covid-19 fund could be used for testing, therapeutics, and vaccines.
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- 2022