Scott went into the Republican senators’ lunch this week with a chart showing money already appropriated to states. Last week, Scott had a sign showing blue states like New York and Illinois who “mismanaged” funds previously.
But one thing may be sure: no Republican supports spending even close to what Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., suggested in the House Democrats’ proposal.
“I saw that the speaker wants a trillion bucks. I doubt that’s gonna happen,” said Cornyn.
“It’s unserious in my view, because it represents basically how much all of the states collectively collect revenue in a year, or at least last year so I think, like I said, providing the flexibility provides us the time to see whether more is needed or not,” Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., told reporters.
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