Senate Democrats and Republicans each want to flash election-year signals that they’re helping families struggling with rising costs and the two-year-old pandemic.
WASHINGTON -- Democrats and Republicans each want to flash-year signals that they are riding to the rescue of families struggling with rising costs and the 2-year-old coronavirus pandemic.
“Two years of needless school closures and unscientific forced child masking are two years too many," he said. Even communities in Democratic-led states like New York and California are easing mask mandates as people increasingly bristle at those and other restrictions that have reshaped life with COVID-19.
McConnell mocked it as a “bold, creative plan” that would do little for voters while reducing federal money for road projects. He made clear he would oppose it, ensuring it will go nowhere.
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