Biden Readies $30 Billion Request for New Covid-19 Funding (1)

Biden administration officials told lawmakers on Tuesday that they plan to seek $30 billion in new spending to combat the Covid-19 pandemic in conjunction with a $1.5 trillion government funding package lawmakers want to complete by March 11.

Department of Health and Human Services officials made the informal pitch to lawmakers, with a formal White House request expected at a later date.

Senator Roy Blunt, the top Republican on the health appropriations subcommittee, said he talked to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra about the request on Tuesday.

“I think they are going to be proposing a $30 billion supplemental,” Blunt ...