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The US senators from Florida and Georgia, like all their fellow senators, voted along party lines in favor of the $ 1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill passed by a 50-49 margin on Saturday.
The measure follows five previous measures totaling about $ 4 trillion that Congress has enacted since last spring and comes amid signs of a possible turnaround.
Here’s what the Georgia and Florida senators had to say about their party lines on Saturday:
Thanks to voters in Georgia, the United States Senate has just passed the most generous package of economic aid to working and middle class families in American history.
– Jon Ossoff (@ossoff) March 6, 2021
Thank you to everyone who wrote postcards, made phone calls, knocked on doors, texted friends, and turned in a few dollars to bring the Georgia victory and COVID aid to the country. THANK YOU.
– Jon Ossoff (@ossoff) March 6, 2021
This landmark COVID-19 bill will bring billions of dollars in aid to Georgia, help restore our economy, and give families the support they need to get through this pandemic.
I am proud to be able to vote yes.
– Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@ReverendWarnock) March 6, 2021
Help is finally arriving in Georgia.
– Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@ReverendWarnock) March 6, 2021
Scott released the following statement after Democrats voted in the Senate to approve the $ 1.9 trillion spending package, less than 10% of which, Scott said, will actually help fight COVID.
Washington is completely dysfunctional. I have been saying all along that I want targeted help for families and businesses suffering from the pandemic. That’s why Republicans have just spent all night working with Senate Democrats to get something done that will actually help Floridians and Americans in our country who are still struggling because of COVID-19. But that’s not what the Democrats wanted. This was never about helping the American people. Instead, they are using trillions of US taxpayer dollars, under the guise of COVID relief, to fund their liberal priorities and repay their blue state governor friends. They should be really ashamed of this political theater.
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“Our nation is in debt of $ 28 trillion. With the passing of this bill, Senate Democrats have raised the debt to $ 30 trillion, knowing they and President Biden have no plan to address it or its devastating impact on American families. With this pace and the direction the Democrats are taking us, it is impossible that our nation will ever be able to pay off this unsustainable debt without significant change. It’s time to get serious about what this means for the progress of our nation. I will never stop fighting to be accountable to US taxpayers and to control Washington’s insane spending. “
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