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Democrats are rejecting a Republican pitch to split President Biden’s $1.9-trillion COVID-19 rescue plan into smaller chunks. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that Biden had spoken with the leader of the group, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). Though Biden wants “a full exchange of views,” Psaki reiterated that the president remains in favor of moving forward with a far-reaching relief package. Advertisement “With the virus posing a grave threat to the country, and economic conditions grim for so many, the need for action is urgent, and the scale of what must be done is ...

The meeting offered by Biden would amount to the most public involvement for the president in the negotiations for the next round of virus relief.

Biden, Harris hear GOP pitch for smaller COVID-19 relief package By Aamer Madhani Biden signs executive orders on health care, including reopening ACA enrollment Biden issued executive orders Jan. 28, 2021 on a range of issues including opening the sign-up window for health coverage to uninsured Americans. WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden told Republican senators during a two-hour meeting Monday night he's unwilling to settle on an insufficient coronavirus aid package after they pitched their slimmed down $618 billion proposal that's a fraction of the $1.9 trillion he is seeking. No compromis...

Feb 1, 2021 President Joe Biden speaks Wednesday in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package presents a first political test. More than a sweeping rescue plan, it's a test of the strength of his new administration, of Democratic control of Congress and of the role of Republicans in a post-Trump political landscape. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to meet today with a group of 10 Republican senators who have proposed $618 billion in coronavirus relief, about a third of the $1.9 trillion he is...

Biden to meet Republicans proposing $618 billion virus aid By Aamer Madhani - Associated Press FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2021 file photo, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, speaks to members of the media outside a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Portman said Monday, Jan. 25 that he won't seek reelection and plans to end a career in federal government spanning more than three decades. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to meet on Monday with a group of 10 Republican senators who have proposed $618 billion in coronavirus relief, ab...