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Biden, Yellen pan GOP virus aid as too small, urge action

by Lisa MascaroJosh Boak
| February 2, 2021 1:06 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told Senate Democrats on a private call Tuesday that a Republican alternative to his $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan is insufficient as he urged lawmakers to boldly and swiftly confront the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis.

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