Ron Johnson Plans to Lead Effort to Resist COVID-19 Relief Bill

Since more than 90% of this "COVID relief" bill is not even related to COVID, I think we need a full reading of the bill.

Yes, it could take 10 hours but the American people deserve to know what's in it. https://t.co/QQDoCfkrHZ

— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) March 4, 2021

From the Washington Examiner:

Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican and a fiscal conservative, said he’s opposed to the cost and scope of the spending package, which provides $350 billion to bail out state and local governments, among many other provisions.

Johnson told WISN 1130 much of the spending in the bill is unnecessary and said it could be whittled down to a package that spends about $400 million.

“I’m going to lead the effort to resist starting today,” Johnson told the radio host. “I’m going to make them read that thing. It will probably take about 10 hours.”

Because it requires unanimous consent to dispense with the reading of the bill, there is little Democrats can do to stop Johnson.

Thank you, Sen. Johnson.

I'm going to make the Senate clerk read the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion bill. All several hundred pages of it.

Then I’m going to offer amendments. Many amendments.

We need to highlight the abuse.

This is not a COVID relief bill.

It's a boondoggle for Democrats.

— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) March 3, 2021