A group of GOP senators will meet with President Biden on Monday after pitching their own coronavirus relief frame.
“We appreciate the president’s prompt response to our letter, and we are delighted to accept his invitation to the White House tomorrow afternoon to discuss the way forward for the sixth two-party Covid-19 aid package,” the GOP senators said in a joint effort. statement.
The group includes GOP Sens. Susan Collins
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki
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The GOP senators outlined their own coronavirus framework earlier Sunday that Cassidy invested about $ 600 billion – less than a third of the roughly $ 1.9 trillion plan offered by Biden.
The GOP proposal is said to include $ 1,000 checks, while Democrats are pushing for $ 1,400 checks. It also includes more money for vaccines, extends unemployment benefits, and includes things like nutritional assistance, help for small businesses, and money for schools and childcare.
The GOP letter comes as Democrats appear poised to move this week to pave the way for passing an eventual bill for coronavirus relief through reconciliation, a budget process that will help them avoid a legislative filibuster of 60 votes in the Senate. .
The House will vote this week on the budget resolution that will include instructions for drafting the coronavirus law, and the Senate hopes to follow suit soon. Democrats hope to pass the coronavirus control bill in mid-March, when unemployment benefits expire.
But the Republicans have shown no sign of backing a $ 1.9 trillion bill after Congress approved an additional $ 900 billion worth of coronavirus relief late last year – the fifth package Congress passed.
Instead, the GOP senators urged in their letter to work with them on a proposal, which they predicted could get through Congress if it backed it.
“The proposal we outlined takes into account these past efforts, while also recognizing the priorities that need additional support at this point,” the GOP senators wrote.
“With your support, we believe that Congress can once again put together an aid package that will provide meaningful, effective aid to the American people and put us on the road to recovery,” she added.
Democrats have narrow margins in both chambers, and progressives, who view $ 1.9 trillion as the minimum Congress should spend, would likely shy away from a significantly lower price tag.
In addition to speaking to Collins, Psaki said Biden spoke to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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“He is grateful that Congress is willing to begin implementing the US bailout within its second full week in office,” she said.
Psaki also gave no indication that Biden was considering giving up his $ 1.9 trillion proposal for a smaller plan.
“The American bailout … is badly needed. As leading economists have said, the danger now is not to do too much, but to do too little,” she added.
The White House invitation also comes as Schumer, in a conversation with reporters in New York, reiterated his warning that Democrats were willing to move on without Republicans if they didn’t support a “bold” plan.
“We intend to continue. We hope we can move forward in a twofold way with our Republican colleagues. But we need big, bold action and if we can’t move forward with them, we have to move on alone. Getting the job done in a bold manner is the number one priority, ”he added.
Schumer also seemed cool against the GOP’s proposal, telling the New York Daily News that Republicans “should negotiate.”
If the reports are true, it will not include state and local money. Just look at that as one thing, ”said Schumer.