By Richard Cowan and David Morgan
Bipartisan opposition in the Democratic-led U.S. Congress on Wednesday led top lawmakers to strike a plan for $15.6 billion in COVID-19 relief sought by the White House from a $1.5 trillion bill to fund the federal government and aid Ukraine.
House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in a letter to her fellow Democrats, noted that Republicans resisted the money and “many” House Democrats opposed the way in which the funding was being handled. As a result, Pelosi said, the entire $15.6 billion was being removed from the “omnibus” spending bill to fund government activities through Sept. 30.
