While many Senate Republicans continue to complain about the use of reconciliation for a Covid relief bill, let's remember that Mitch's tax cut for the 1% was passed by reconciliation. And without that scam, Congress would have money to burn in a crisis like the Covid pandemic.

For comparison's sake, here are all the instances when the Republicans reached out to Democrats to create bipartisan legislation when they controlled the Senate:

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Opinion | Republicans’ blundering attempt at bipartisanship -
10 GOP senators float a counterproposal to the Democrats' covid-19 relief plan. It's not a serious offer:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/31/republicans-blundering-attempt-bipartisanship/