Republicans In Congress Are Starting To Oppose Biden's $1.9 Trillion Economic Rescue Package

Joe Raedle/Getty Images Republicans in Congress started criticizing the Biden rescue plan on Friday. They railed against provisions to send stimulus checks and warned of a rising national debt. "Blasting out another $2 trillion in borrowed or printed money.. would be a colossal waste and economically harmful," Sen. Pat Toomey said. Many economists favor more relief spending, given the severity of the pandemic and the low cost of borrowing. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. President-elect Joe Biden's economic rescue package is starting to run into early opposition from Republicans on Capitol Hill, who are blasting its large price tag as well as a measure to more than double the current federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.Rep.