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Mar 2021
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COVID Relief Spending Dwarfs All Precede...

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There is no easy way to describe how big $1.9 trillion dollars is. It's only the latest round of recovery spending. Democrats say this package could fundamentally change how Americans think about the role government can play in their lives.

This episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson

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