White House Says Lack of New COVID Funding Will Have ‘Severe’ Consequences

White House Says Lack of New COVID Funding Will Have ‘Severe’ Consequences
White House press secretary Jen Psaki answers questions during a daily briefing in Washington, D.C. on March 7, 2022. Win McNamee/Getty Images
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The White House says some government programs meant to deal with the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus will end soon if Congress doesn’t approve new funding.

Additional spending for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, was ultimately left out of the $1.5 trillion omnibus bill approved by Congress Wednesday to fund government operations through September.