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I would like to thank the Senate clerks who read the $1.9 trillion bill yesterday. I know it was a big job and it’s unfortunate it took 11 hours. I finally got a hard copy of the bill about an hour into the reading and followed along the entire time.

What Joe Biden and the Democrats have presented is not a #COVID  relief bill – it is a pork bill.

@SenSchumer  attacked me because I wanted the Senate to take the time to hear what was in his $1.9 trillion boondoggle. Now we’re stalled 4 hours and counting because he can’t get his act together?

Dems knew this wasn’t about COVID relief/helping small businesses. Shameless attempt to fund their radical agenda & @PPFA  on the taxpayers’ backs. I was successful in preventing that from happening by stopping these funds to abortion mills. Read more:

The Democrats’ bloated bill gives $1,400 stimulus checks to illegal immigrants. That’s not right. That’s why I have filed an amendment to prevent this from happening.

If we want to raise the standard of living in the United States, we have to pay a living wage. Today I urged my colleagues to come together with a plan that can get us to a $15 federal minimum wage. This battle is not over yet.

We are not done fighting for a $15 minimum wage. American workers need and deserve a raise.

It was an honor to again thank the @MINationalGuard  for their service in protecting the Capitol. I remain outraged our Guardsmen were being fed food that was inadequate. I'll keep pressing to ensure they have access to safe and adequate food — they have earned nothing less.

NEW: The CDC is allowing shelters handling child migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border to expand to full capacity, abandoning a requirement they stay near 50% to inhibit the spread of the coronavirus, Axios has learned. @StefWask94 

Daily update: COVID-19 information (5 March 2021) ➡️