House Republicans cutting unspent Covid money as part of debt ceiling dispute

House Republicans float one spending cut in a debt ceiling bill: unspent Covid money There’s no Republican plan to resolve the debt ceiling problem. But some GOP lawmakers are considering using unspent Covid relief funds to reduce spending. YahooNews

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Taking back the unused pandemic response money “certainly could” be in a debt ceiling measure to avert default, Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., the chair of the powerful Rules Committee, said.

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