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Liz Cheney: “And it didn't have to be this way. We could have had a bill that was, you know, a fraction of the cost of this one that…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2021
And it didn't have to be this way. We could have had a bill that was, you know, a fraction of the cost of this one that could have gotten bipartisan approval and support, but the Speaker decided to go in another direction.
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Liz Cheney
Republican · Wyoming

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Liz Cheney criticizes the process of passing the COVID Relief Bill, suggesting it could have been more bipartisan.

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