Sen. Ron Johnson delays COVID-19 relief bill by forcing it to be read aloud
Debate begins in the U.S. Senate Friday over President Biden’s nearly $2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. In a dramatic delaying tactic, Sen. Ron Johnson had an aide read all of the bill’s 628 pages aloud. NBC chief White House correspondent Kristen Welker reports for TODAY.
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