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House Dems Pass ‘Bloated’ $1.9 Trillion Bill But Fail on Minimum Wage

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters before the House votes to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans said the bill was ‘bloated,” too expensive and that too few education dollars would be spent quickly t