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On the recordMarch 16, 2021
Even though 70 percent of the American people favored the COVID relief bill, every Republican voted against it.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota
Source
msnbc.com

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Franken highlights the Republican opposition to the COVID relief bill despite public support.

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