{"id":181531,"date":"2021-02-28T16:31:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T21:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=181531"},"modified":"2021-02-28T16:31:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T21:31:36","slug":"sen-portman-speaks-out-on-covid-19-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-portman-speaks-out-on-covid-19-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Portman speaks out on COVID-19 bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-portman-speaks-out-on-covid-19-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=181531&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2379967\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2379967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Rob Portman talked to reporters after voting on Joe Biden\u2019s nominee for United Nation\u2019s ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:25 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, February 28, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) said COVID-19 relief is a bipartisan issue, but the budget needs to be spent correctly.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Sunday, the Republican said virus relief is unlike taxes or health care and a coronavirus relief package is supported by both parties. However, Portman noted there are parts of the package which have nothing to do with COVID-19, adding\u00a0more than half of the $1.9 billion bill wouldn\u2019t be spent in this calendar year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2379968\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2379968\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2379968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21054789358017-677x437-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, left, and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., walk to the chamber as senators arrive to vote on President Joe Biden's nominee for United Nation's ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)\" width=\"677\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2379968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Rob Portman and Sen. Chris Van Hollen walked to the chamber as senators arrived to vote on Joe Biden\u2019s nominee for United Nation\u2019s ambassador at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Portman said Republicans have attempted to talk to Joe Biden and his administration about these issues, but have not gotten a response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I have not figured it out yet but I think what he should do is what you did in the Clinton administration, what the Bush administration did, which is to start off with more bipartisan measures, so that we don\u2019t poison the well, so that we can continue to work together,\u201d Portman said. \u201cAnd in this case, it would be very easy to get Republican support for a COVID relief package.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although the package is said to have some support among Republicans, Portman pointed out any bill where checks are going to the people will draw popularity.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/cdc-78-2m-doses-of-covid-vaccines-have-been-administered\/\">CDC: 78.2M Doses Of COVID Vaccines Have Been Administered<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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