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On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
The $1.9-trillion package that has been presented to us is a package that focuses on some priorities that I think will actually hurt our economy as much as they would improve our economy.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Scott critiques the proposed $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package.

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