President 's administration has requested an additional $30 billion more in COVID funding to go toward the pandemic response. the figure, which was brought up in a call between members of the Department of Health & Human Services and Congressional staff, adding that members of both political parties are skeptical of the amount with surging and a ballooning national deficit.'HHS's briefing today or this afternoon was a part of our regular conversations with Congress about various resources and needs including what is needed for COVID response,' White House press secretary said when asked about the $30 billion figure at Tuesday's briefing. 'This is important because while we continue to have sufficient funds to respond to the current Omicron surge in the coming weeks, our goal has always been to ensure that we are well prepared to stay ahead of the virus.'
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