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Democrats to 'act big' on $1.9T aid; GOP wants plan split

by Lisa MascaroJosh Boak
| January 28, 2021 2:27 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in Congress and the White House rejected a Republican pitch to split President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue plan into smaller chunks on Thursday, with lawmakers appearing primed to muscle the sweeping economic and virus aid forward without GOP help.

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