The discussions come ahead of a March 11 deadline for a government funding package, which could work as a means for more COVID-19 funds.
On Tuesday, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) told reporters he spoke to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and is expecting a $30 billion request.
"I talked to Secretary Becerra today, and I think they're going to be proposing a $30 billion supplemental," Blunt announced, according to audio provided by his office.
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He stressed that he had previously questioned if money already provided was still available yet explained: "Frankly in the categories they're asking for money, the other money has all been spent or committed to the purposes it was appropriated for."
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An HHS spokesperson confirmed the discussions, stating that agency leaders "discussed the status of COVID response funds as well as the need for additional resources to support securing more life-saving treatments and vaccines, sustaining testing capacity, and investing in research and development of next-generation vaccines."
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"These resources would help us continue expanding the tools the country needs to stay ahead of the virus and help us move toward the time when COVID-19 will not disrupt our daily lives," the statement continued.
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The statement did not mention additional funding for global vaccinations, where Democratic lawmakers have been pushing for more action.
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The Congressional Progressive Caucus and other Democratic lawmakers have been pushing for $17 billion for global vaccinations.
When asked about the COVID-19 funding talks, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced, "what we're trying to do now is stay ahead" of the virus.
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Some congressional Republicans have opposed more funding, pointing to the billions already allocated.
"It is ridiculous to think that Congress should go along with such a request," Rep. Jason Smith (Mo.), the top Republican on the House Budget Committee, wrote in a Fox News op-ed last week. "The Administration’s own trail of inflationary fueled spending over the last year has hardly emboldened Americans’ confidence that the government is a good steward of their tax dollars."
"I'm not eager to add anything," Vermont Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, told reporters Tuesday. "It has taken several months of negotiation to get where we are."
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Leahy said he would consider any proposals from the Administration, but that "it should probably be a separate bill."
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that the Administration had not yet submitted a proposal to lawmakers but acknowledged the need for more pandemic-related assistance.
"They haven't sent us a relief package yet, but obviously we're going to have to do something," Schumer told CBS News on Tuesday.