WASHINGTON — After weeks of feuding among themselves, Republicans found something they agree on: Unanimous opposition to the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.
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The political value of that unity will be at the forefront of the 2022 congressional elections.
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President Joe Biden and the Democrats plan to make the COVID-19 relief bill — and Republican opposition to it — the cornerstone of campaigns to expand their House and Senate majorities. Biden is expected to discuss the impact of the bill in a speech Thursday night, his first prime time address as president.
Republicans, meanwhile, say the excessive spending and government bureaucracy authorized by the record-smashing bill will end up helping them regain control of Congress.
“This bill does far more harm than good, and the damage it does will only make our recovery efforts more difficult,” said Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., a member of House Republican leadership.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., called the bill “a laundry list of left-wing priorities that predate the pandemic.”
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Democrats and Republicans vote straight in line with their parties
Every House Republican voted no Wednesday as the Democratic-led U.S. House passed the $1.9 trillion legislation. No Senate Republican voted for the bill when it came before that chamber on Saturday.
During weeks of debate, Republicans said the bulk of the spending goes to an array of non-COVID-related items, from Amtrak railroad service to arts and humanities programs.
Former President Donald Trump issued a short statement after the bill’s passage Wednesday, taking credit for development of COVID-19 vaccines in what could be a glimpse into future Republican talking points.
“If I wasn’t President, you wouldn’t be getting that beautiful ‘shot’ for 5 years, at best, and probably wouldn’t be getting it at all. I hope everyone remembers!” Trump said.
But the bill also authorizes $1,400 relief checks to Americans, extends unemployment benefits, addresses child poverty and health care programs, and speeds up programs to supply COVID-19 vaccinations and school re-openings — all items Democrats frequently tout.
Chris Taylor, a spokesperson for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said “the American people will remember that House Republicans voted against cutting childhood poverty in half” and “getting stimulus checks into the hands of struggling Americans,” among other benefits.
“House Republicans left American families out to dry,” he said. “The people won’t forget that.”
Public opinion polls showed strong bipartisan support for the bill, and there are signs that Republicans will switch to focusing on other issues as the pandemic recedes. During debate over the bill, some Republicans spent as much time hitting the Biden administration over other issues, including an upsurge in illegal border crossings, including children, and decisions by local governments to keep schools closed.
