On returning from Easter vacation, the Biden administration will press legislators to finance Covid-19, a White House official told a news channel.

More help for Ukraine is also on the table. A month into the Russian invasion, US officials warn that a new phase might be violent. President Joe Biden stated on Thursday that the US would provide an extra $800 million in military support to Ukraine.

It will engage with legislators to keep funding for Ukrainian relief flowing and safeguard Americans from Covid-19.

He said, “Without congressional action, uninsured Americans are paying for testing, treatments, and immunizations, while states get less monoclonal antibodies to keep patients out of the hospital, among other consequences. It’s time for Congress to act to safeguard the American people and their interests overseas.”

Even as it wants a return to “normal” with many pandemic-era limitations lifted, the Biden administration has been warning for weeks that extra financing is required to maintain the government Covid-19 response.

However, the $22.5 billion sought by the Biden administration last month was not included in the plan. It included funds for research, treatment, and prevention of future epidemics. Congress departed Washington earlier this month without enacting the bipartisan law due to a dispute over the Title 42 immigration policy, which permitted migrants to be deported to their home countries quickly if a public health emergency was declared by the United States.

Reps. wanted a vote on an immigration amendment to reinstate Title 42, and the Senate refused. Democrats reacted angrily, accusing Republicans of making a last-minute demand in a deal they believed was sealed.

Republicans and Democrats alike slammed the Biden administration for ending Title 42 in May.

A vote on an amendment then would have broken the deal Democrats felt they had with Republicans, Democratic leaders said. Even Democrats who opposed Biden’s decision said they didn’t want the discussion to be connected to Covid funding.

At the time, Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow stated, “We had a bipartisan agreement, but regrettably, we won’t be getting the 10 Republican votes we need to approve it.”

The delay before the break was the second in less than a month that a preliminary arrangement on Covid relief had collapsed. One of the House Democrats rebelled over the payment method used to negotiate a $15.6 billion agreement in March.

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