House Republicans voiced their opposition Friday to what they called a partisan progressive wish list of provisions in Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. GOP House members said the unspent CARES Act funds should first be distributed, then a new targeted package should be authorized. During Friday’s House Rules Committee markup for the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Ranking Member of the Small Business Committee Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) criticized the massive package, saying he is opposed to the current $1.9 trillion price tag and what it will fund. “We now find ourselves here today, considering yet another massive COVID assistance package of additional spending, even though recent data shows that as much as $1 trillion in the previous coronavirus relief funding remains unspent. Shouldn’t we first have an accurate accounting for what has and hasn’t been spent?” said Luetkemeyer. “In fact, many of the small business programs in December’s …
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