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West Virginia’s GOP governor backs big pandemic bill: “If we throw money away, what then?”
West Virginia’s Republican governor and Democratic senator are on two different sides of the pandemic relief debate – but not necessarily the parties you would expect. Government Jim Justice (R) has spent the past four years as a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, leading a state that voted two to one for Republicans in its 2020 state election. But in a Monday interview with CNN, Justice did not just commit to working with President Biden again; he expressed support for a position that even sen. Joe Manchin (DW.V.) will not take over. While Justice wants senators on both sides of the aisle to agree on the COVID-19 relief, he has indicated support for Biden’s $ 1.9 trillion bill on the more conservative Republican option. It’s not worth it “at this point … to be fiscally conservative,” Justice told Poppy Harlow, CNN, saying, “If we really throw money away now, what then? We really need to move and people get done. ” ** Republican ** Governor of West Virginia @WVGouverneur told me about Stimulus: “At this point, try to be fiscally responsible for what we’re doing in the country, if we’re throwing money away now, so what?” He told @Sen_JoeManchin I’m asking? ), senator in Montana, also made it clear on Sunday that he supports the Democrats’ bill, which Montana voted for Trump by about 16 points over Biden in November, and also did not want former government Steve Bullock (D) to elect his But despite his dubious position, Tester has confirmed that he is not $ 1.9 billion “too much money” right now. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) is voting on the upcoming COVID bill: ” I do not think $ 1.9 billion, even though it’s a cargo gel d is, is too much money. I think this is not the time for the economy … “pic.twitter.com/XGyNOdUehk – The Recount (@therecount) January 31, 2021 More stories from theweek.com Rise of Barstool Conservatives Merrick Garland Still Can’t Be a Senate hearing does not get in. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez describes how we went through the Capitol attack on January 6, for fear she would die