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Biden wants more COVID relief funds. The GOP wants to know where previous relief went

The White House has requested additional $22.5 billion in COVID relief but 35 GOP senators warned they won't support more until Biden provides an accounting of trillions in prior relief spending.
President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address on Tuesday.

The White House has asked Congress to approve an additional $22.5 billion to support the nation's pandemic response.

But Republicans in the deeply divided Senate have said they would not authorize additional funding until the White House was able to account for the trillions of dollars Congress has approved thus far.

, the Office of Management and Budget said it had identified an "immediate need" for several billion dollars

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