The Biden Administration has asked Congress to approve an additional $22.5 billion to support the nation's pandemic response. Republican senators warned they won't support more until Biden provides an accounting of trillions in prior relief spending.
Updated March 3, 2022 at 6:50 PM ET
"Because of the progress we've made, because of your resilience and the tools we have, tonight I can say we are moving forward safely, back to more normal routines," Biden saidResponding to reports of the White House's funding push, Republican senators balked, requesting that Biden give a full accounting of how previous monies had been spent before they would consider authorizing additional funds.
"Before we would consider supporting an additional $30 billion for COVID-19 relief, Congress must receive a full accounting of how the government has already spent the first $6 trillion," the senators wrote. She said the new request would go to"immediate needs to avoid disruption to ongoing COVID response efforts over the next few months."
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