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Senators reach deal on bipartisan $10 billion COVID package
https://www.axios.com/covid-package-bipartisan-deal-romney-b33c37d3-fc76-4683-82ba-72d69d35824c.html17 hours ago - Politics & Policy
Senators reach deal on bipartisan $10 billion COVID package
Andrew Solender
Senate negotiators in both parties on Monday announced a deal on a $10 billion COVID-19 preparedness funding package.
Why it matters: The deal comes after the White House had raised alarm bells about insufficient funding to ward off future pandemics and COVID surges, though it still falls far short of what top Democrats say is needed.
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The details: All $10 billion of the funding goes to agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services and is offset by unspent COVID aid funds, according to an outline from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
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What's not in the bill is $5 billion in funding Democrats hoped to include to boost the distribution of COVID vaccines to other countries.
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