{"id":4715,"date":"2021-01-04T11:20:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T11:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/2021\/01\/04\/bernie-sanders-covid-relief-package-is-totally-inadequate-for-unprecedented-economic-crisis-2\/"},"modified":"2021-01-04T11:20:50","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T11:20:50","slug":"bernie-sanders-covid-relief-package-is-totally-inadequate-for-unprecedented-economic-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/01\/04\/bernie-sanders-covid-relief-package-is-totally-inadequate-for-unprecedented-economic-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders: COVID Relief Package Is \u201cTotally Inadequate\u201d for \u201cUnprecedented\u201d Economic Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As Congress is rushing to pass a new $900 billion coronavirus aid package, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is calling the new relief package “totally inadequate, given the nature of the unprecedented crisis that we face.” Sanders took to the floor of the Senate Friday to call for $1,200 emergency checks for every working-class adult and $500 per child. We air portions of his address. <\/p>\n

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