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Biden, Yellen say GOP virus aid too small, Democrats push on

by Lisa MascaroJosh Boak
| February 3, 2021 12:16 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden panned a Republican alternative to his $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan as insufficient Tuesday as Senate Democrats pushed ahead, voting to launch a process that could approve his sweeping rescue package on their own, if Republicans refuse to support it.

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