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Every Republican in Congress voted against the sweeping pandemic relief bill that President Joe Biden signed into law three months ago. But since the early spring votes, Republicans from New York and Indiana to Texas and Washington state have promoted elements of the legislation they fought to defeat.
The Republicans favorite provisions represent a tiny sliver of the massive law, which sent $1,400 checks to millions of Americans, extended unemployment benefits until September, increased the child tax credit, offered housing assistance for millions of low-income Americans and expanded health care coverage. Republicans tried to negotiate a smaller package, arguing that Biden s plan was too expensive and not focused enough on the nation’s health and economic crises.
Republicans promote pandemic relief they voted against
STEVE PEOPLES, AP National Political Writer
May 6, 2021
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FILE - In this April 15, 2021, file photo, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., speaks during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Every Republican in Congress voted against the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which President Joe Biden signed into law three months ago. But ever since, Republicans from New York and Indiana to Texas and Washington state have promoted elements of legislation that would not exist if they had their way.Susan Walsh/AP
NEW YORK (AP) Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., said it pained her to vote against the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.
Republicans tout pandemic relief programs they voted against
By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press,Updated May 6, 2021, 8:02 p.m.
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Representative Nicole Malliotakis of New York voted against the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. But now that it s law, she s celebrating the more than $3.7 million that went to health centers in her district as one of her âachievements.âSusan Walsh/Associated Press
NEW YORK â Representative Nicole Malliotakis of New York said it pained her to vote against the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.
But in the weeks that followed, the first-term Republican issued a news release celebrating more than $3.7 million from the package that went to community health centers in her district as one of her âachievements.â She said she prided herself on âbringing federal funding to the district and back into the pockets of taxpayers.â