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Schumer Pushes Back On Relief Bill Counter-Offer From 10 GOP Senators

Eric Quintanar
Schumer Pushes Back On Relief Bill Counter-Offer From 10 GOP Senators
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In an interview with the New York Daily News, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) pushed back on an effort by ten Republican senators to counter President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal with an offer of their own.

The counter-offer, reportedly about one-third of the cost of Biden’s plan, would provide smaller stimulus checks to fewer people, and also include funding for health care providers, COVID-19 testing and supplies, and resources for schools and childcare.

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