The Biden administration is considering a request for $16 billion to fund updated vaccinations and treatments, such as monoclonal antibodies, that may be needed to deal with the variant.
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- “The Biden administration is not asking me for anything at this point,” Schumer said. “But if they do, I would hope we would follow their lead. Look at it carefully, but follow their lead and get something done.”
- Congress has passed five COVID aid bills costing several trillion dollars, including a $1.9 trillion COVID spending bill President Joe Biden signed in March.
- The last measure included more than $70 billion for vaccines, treatments, and other public health programs related to the coronavirus.
- Republicans did not support the last round of COVID spending, arguing enough had been allocated in previous bills and hundreds of billions remained unspent.
SOURCE: WASHINGTONEXAMINER
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