The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill crafted by President Joe Biden’s team and endorsed by congressional Democrats isn’t targeted enough, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said Tuesday after meeting with Biden. “They really wanted to spend a lot of money on additional unemployment benefits for people that literally could, like in South Dakota, by the time you’re all done, you could be making close to $90,000 a year in unemployment benefits. That’s not appropriate and it doesn’t get people back to work,” Rounds said on “Fox & Friends.” The senator and nine Republican colleagues met with Biden on Monday night at the White House to discuss their competing relief bills. “I came away thinking there’s hope to try to find something in the future, but it’s not going to be easy,” Rounds said. “Clearly there’s folks out there that would love to spend a huge amount of money, as long as it doesn’t …
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