The White House asked for $22.5 billion for covid response funds. Last
week, Congress put together a bipartisan $15 billion plan. But so far,
exactly zero dollars have actually been agreed upon. And even as the
administration warns it may need to cancel new orders of Covid-19 drugs
as soon as next week and wind down access to testing soon after that,
there appears to be no clear strategy from either the White House or
Capitol Hill to secure the funds. The Biden administration insists it’s
doing all it can to hammer home for lawmakers that failing to swiftly
approve the funding will have serious consequences. Top appropriators on
Capitol Hill point the finger back at the administration, saying the
White House did not make a convincing enough case for the money to win
over Republicans. Adam Cancryn reports.
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