News Republican Sen. Ron Johnson forces Senate to read all 628 pages of Biden’s COVID bill aloud March 4, 2021 Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY Comments Off on Republican Sen. Ron Johnson forces Senate to read all 628 pages of Biden’s COVID bill aloud Johnson said his tactic was about "educating" the American public on what was in theĀ $1.9 trillion package. The entire process could take 10 hours.