{"id":99226,"date":"2021-01-24T15:05:52","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T20:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=99226"},"modified":"2021-01-25T09:01:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T14:01:00","slug":"sen-romney-costs-of-bidens-1-9t-covid-plan-are-shocking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-romney-costs-of-bidens-1-9t-covid-plan-are-shocking\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Romney: Costs of Biden\u2019s $1.9T COVID plan are \u2018shocking\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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-romney-costs-of-bidens-1-9t-covid-plan-are-shocking%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=99226&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--><p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1230697842-315x210.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 15px 15px 0\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2359899\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2359899\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2359899 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1230697842-655x437.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2359899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; JANUARY 20: Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) is seen prior to the 59th Presidential Inauguration for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Nash &#8211; Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>\nUPDATED 3:45 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, January 24, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) is criticizing Joe Biden over the &#8220;shocking&#8221; costs of his proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/535591-romney-total-figure-for-biden-stimulus-is-pretty-shocking\">$1.9 trillion<\/a> plan to tackle COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcrightnow.com\/national\/romney-throws-cold-water-on-bidens-1-9t-stimulus-plan\/video_9c051148-3d1c-5faa-8589-facb80a835f8.html\">interviews<\/a> this weekend, Romney said he&#8217;s open to discussing Biden&#8217;s proposals on COVID relief, but that it&#8217;s too early to pass additional spending measures.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, I think at this early stage &#8212; just having passed over $900 billion in relief &#8212; that before we were to pass a new program we&#8217;d need to understand where the money is going,&#8221; Romney said. &#8220;[Is it going] to these individuals or entities that really need the help?&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2359900\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2359900\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2359900 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1230673506.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2359900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT). (Photo by JOSHUA ROBERTS\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Romney added any coronavirus stimulus must help people who actually lost their jobs and incomes due to COVID lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m open to that discussion, I wanna hear what the White House has to say, but at the same time, I think people recognize it&#8217;s important that we don&#8217;t borrow hundreds of trillions of dollars from the Chinese for things that may not be absolutely necessary,&#8221; Romney noted. &#8220;This is the time for us to act with prudence and care.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Romney also highlighted the importance of a bipartisan approach to COVID stimulus despite the years of Democrat obstruction to proposals by President Trump.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/the-gateway-pundit-alleges-big-tech-bias\/\">\u2018The Gateway Pundit\u2019 Alleges Big Tech Bias<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 JANUARY 20: Sen. 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