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Joe Biden-GOP Stimulus Talks Productive, but Democrats Press Urgency of COVID Relief
On 2/2/21 at 4:42 AM EST
Democrats continue to push for urgency on COVID-19 relief after a meeting between President Joe Biden and 10 Republican senators was branded productive by both sides.
Biden met with the GOP lawmakers on Monday to discuss a framework which they believe would muster bipartisan support, which would include cutting several aspects of Biden s proposals. They pitched a scaled-back proposal for a relief package a $618 billion bill that is roughly one-third the size of what the president has put on the table.
A statement from the group after these talks said: It was an excellent meeting, and we are very appreciative that in his first official meeting in the Oval Office, President Biden chose to spend so much time with us discussing the response to the COVID crisis. We presented our proposal to the President, and we had a very productive exchange of views.
US Democrats file budget resolution for Covid-19 relief
By IANS| Published: 2nd February 2021 3:45 pm IST
Washington, Feb 2 : US Democratic leaders have filed a joint budget resolution for fiscal year 2021 that could pave the way for Congress to quickly pass President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief proposal, with or without help from the Republicans.
“Congress has a responsibility to quickly deliver immediate comprehensive relief to the American people hurting from Covid-19,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a joint statement on Monday night.
“The cost of inaction is high and growing, and the time for decisive action is now. With this budget resolution, the Democratic Congress is paving the way for the landmark Biden-Harris coronavirus package that will crush the virus and deliver real relief to families and communities in need,” the Democratic leaders said.