Source: Lindsey McPherson, ROLLCALL, 5/17/22


A $48 billion aid package for restaurants and other pandemic-ravaged businesses the Senate is expected to take up this month faces steep hurdles, from Republicans concerned about lack of offsets to senators in both parties unaware of the measure. CQ Roll Call asked 14 senators about the bill late last week, and most were unfamiliar with the details, if they even knew the measure existed. Of those, eight were senators whose offices did not respond to requests for comment or provide...

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