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Gridlock could delay COVID funds until fall -- or longer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The quences from "every day
U.S. is headed for "a lot of we wait."
unnecessary loss of life," Administration officials say
the Biden administration they’re running low on
says, if Congress fails to pro- money to stock up on, or
vide billions more dollars to even begin to order, the
brace for the pandemic's latest vaccines, tests and
next wave. Yet the quest treatments. Also lacking are
for that money is in limbo, funds to reimburse doctors
the latest victim of elec- treating uninsured patients
tion-year gridlock that's and to help poor coun-
stalled or killed a host of tries control the pandemic.
Democratic priorities. House and Senate Demo-
President Joe Biden's ap- crats have been wrangling
peal for funds for vaccines, over how to resolve the
testing and treatments stalemate and even over
has hit opposition from Re- which chamber should
publicans, who've fused vote first. It’s an open ques-
the fight with the precari- tion whether they’ll ever
ous politics of immigration. get the GOP votes they’ll
Congress is in recess, and need to pull the legislation
the next steps are uncer- through the 50-50 Senate,
tain, despite admonitions and prospects in the nar-
from White House COV- rowly divided House are Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., takes a question during a news conference fol-
ID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish unclear as well. lowing a closed-door policy lunch, at the Capitol in Washington, on May 24, 2022.
Jha of damaging conse- Continued on next page Associated Press