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On the recordApril 1, 2021
This is 2.2 5 trillion over eight years. For context -- because these huge numbers are hard to understand, for context, we passed an almost $2 trillion COVID relief package that`s supposed to last us one year with some provisions lasting up to two years.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

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Alexandria Ocasio Cortez compares the infrastructure plan's budget to the COVID relief package, highlighting the scale and timeline of the investments.

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