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Congressman Davis Hopes Biden Finds Common Ground With Republicans

Just a few weeks into the Joe Biden administration in Washington, D.C., a central Illinois Congressman is so far disappointed with the President's calls for unity yet not backing up those calls with action.

 

Executive orders and a nearly $2-trillion stimulus package that will likely be pushed through Congress with no Republican support are the early targets of the President. Congressman Rodney Davis is disappointed in the divisive rhetoric coming from his colleagues across the aisle.

 

 

'Typical Democrats' is how Congressman Davis describes the nearly $2-trillion economic stimulus package that is working its way through Congress right now. He says this is how Democrats operate, continuing to spend without regard to spending that has already taken place to this point. 

 

 

The President did meet with minority leadership about the stimulus bill but Congressman Davis says any concerns raised in that meeting were completely disregarded. He believes Republicans' ask of a $600-billion bill was within reason. 

 

 

Congressman Davis is critical of the Governor for setting a program where local governments did not know how to apply for funding that was made available to them. He says if more money is going to the states, there will need to be more oversite and federal control.  

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