Is it worth worrying about the national debt during COVID?

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<p>Republicans say Biden&rsquo;s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus proposal will add too much to the national debt. <a href="https://apple.news/AE7LrtwXnSoygyE8Hz8yg8Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> explains how the debate over debt is shifting. Many Wall Street investors and economists now say big spending is needed to help the economy and national debt concerns can wait.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AbEFGgVyVSWirhMP_-336VA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports on the challenges Republicans face in figuring out the best way to deal with congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and her history of making racist comments and promoting conspiracy theories.</p> <p>COVID-19 deaths are creating a generation of orphans. <a href="https://apple.news/A0Yfmy6zoRqa3C1qHichGWA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> looks at the struggles of young people who have lost parents.</p> <p>The Super Bowl is marking the pandemic by paying tribute to heroes. <a href="https://apple.news/ALZ19hgtKR6K1eShjDl0wAg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports on Amanda Gorman, who will celebrate people who have made a difference by reciting a poem. And <a href="https://apple.news/AiI_Iwxn3QFO7bYhhmo4AOQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">People Magazine</a> reports that the NFL is also giving 7,500 tickets to health-care workers who&rsquo;ve been vaccinated.</p>