Topline As Senate Democrats prepare to take up President Biden’s sweeping $1.9 trillion rescue package later this week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) pledged Tuesday that Republicans will fight the legislation “in every way that we can.” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) gets off the escalator in the Senate subway on March … [+] 2, 2021 in Washington, DC. Getty Images Key Facts During a Tuesday press briefing, McConnell described the package as “wildly expensive” and “largely unrelated to the problem,” echoing consistent criticism from the GOP that the bill contains unnecessary provisions that are unrelated to the public health crisis and carries a price tag that is much too steep. The House passed its version of the bill on Saturday despite unanimous opposition from the Republican Party (two moderate Democrats also voted to oppose the bill) using a special l… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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McConnell Says Republicans Will Fight Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill ‘In Every Way That We Can’
