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FEBRUARY 1, 2021
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a briefing on the Biden administration’s agenda. The press secretary previewed President Biden’s upcoming meeting with Republican senators on COVID-19 relief package negotiations but gave no timeline on the package being passed. She also discussed the situation in Burma, the stock market and GameStop, and COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts.
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a briefing on the Biden administration’s agenda. The press secretary previewed President Biden’s upcoming meeting with Republican senators on COVID-19 relief package negotiations but gave no timeline on the package being passed. She also discussed the situation in Burma, the stock market and GameStop, and COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts.
Biden doesn’t buy GOP’s Covid pitch
Ten Senate Republicans attempted to sell a compromise to the president.
Jan. 2 - Ten Senate Republicans attempted to sell President Joe Biden Monday night on a coronavirus relief compromise, even as Biden’s own party made plans to leave the GOP in the dust.
In the two-hour meeting, the GOP senators presented their $618 billion counterproposal to Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, and the president described his own $1.9 trillion plan to the senators. They agreed to keep talking, although senators conceded their discussions were just beginning.
In an interview afterward, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said the senators argued to Biden that by working together they can move much more quickly than Democrats’ party-line approach to stimulus through reconciliation, which would bypass GOP support. Biden gave no explicit indication he’s going to change his approach and recounted how many times he’d been through budget reconciliation as a senator.
“He did not discourage the thought that the Senate was going to move forward with budget reconciliation. He didn’t tell us that that’s not going to happen,” Capito said. Republicans argued that “if we can hit a sweet spot here we can do this very quickly and that budget reconciliation will be messier. It’s very partisan and it could also be much lengthier.”
Biden has spoken frequently of his ability to work with Senate Republicans after his long Senate service, and simply meeting with the group demonstrates his ability to hear his opposition out. But the reality is this: Republicans oppose Biden’s spending plans and are proposing something far smaller. continue to read
Ten Senate Republicans attempted to sell a compromise to the president.
Jan. 2 - Ten Senate Republicans attempted to sell President Joe Biden Monday night on a coronavirus relief compromise, even as Biden’s own party made plans to leave the GOP in the dust.
In the two-hour meeting, the GOP senators presented their $618 billion counterproposal to Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, and the president described his own $1.9 trillion plan to the senators. They agreed to keep talking, although senators conceded their discussions were just beginning.
In an interview afterward, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said the senators argued to Biden that by working together they can move much more quickly than Democrats’ party-line approach to stimulus through reconciliation, which would bypass GOP support. Biden gave no explicit indication he’s going to change his approach and recounted how many times he’d been through budget reconciliation as a senator.
“He did not discourage the thought that the Senate was going to move forward with budget reconciliation. He didn’t tell us that that’s not going to happen,” Capito said. Republicans argued that “if we can hit a sweet spot here we can do this very quickly and that budget reconciliation will be messier. It’s very partisan and it could also be much lengthier.”
Biden has spoken frequently of his ability to work with Senate Republicans after his long Senate service, and simply meeting with the group demonstrates his ability to hear his opposition out. But the reality is this: Republicans oppose Biden’s spending plans and are proposing something far smaller. continue to read
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Senate Republicans on COVID-19 Relief Talks with President Biden
Following their two-hour meeting with President Biden to discuss a COVID-19 economic relief package, Republican senators spoke with reporters. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) said, “I think it was an excellent meeting and we’re very appreciative that as his first official meeting in the Oval Office the president chose to spend so much time with us in a frank and very useful discussion.”
Senate Republicans on COVID-19 Relief Talks with President Biden
Following their two-hour meeting with President Biden to discuss a COVID-19 economic relief package, Republican senators spoke with reporters. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) said, “I think it was an excellent meeting and we’re very appreciative that as his first official meeting in the Oval Office the president chose to spend so much time with us in a frank and very useful discussion.”
As Biden and Republicans meet, Democrats prepare to move covid-19 relief alone
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WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden met with 10 Republican senators Monday to test the waters of bipartisanship on coronavirus relief, Democrats on Capitol Hill took the first step toward fast-tracking the administration’s $1.9 trillion proposal through a legislative procedure that wouldn’t require GOP support.
Although the Oval Office meeting, Biden’s first with lawmakers, appeared cordial, it may amount to a token demonstration by both sides — an opportunity to hear each other out rather than a negotiation to bridge the massive gulf between them.
A group of 10 moderate GOP lawmakers put forth its counterproposal Sunday, outlining a $618 billion measure that would include more limited direct relief targeted to the neediest individuals, an extension of unemployment benefits through June (under Biden’s plan, it would be extended through September) and funding for vaccine distribution, school reopenings and small business loans, albeit in smaller amounts.
Emerging from the West Wing on Monday evening after a longer-than-expected two-hour conversation, the group’s leader, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, expressed appreciation that Biden “chose to spend so much time with us” and called the meeting “excellent,” declining to offer details — or criticism — even as she acknowledged the impasse. more details
Jan. 1 - EMAIL NEWSLETTERS TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.
WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden met with 10 Republican senators Monday to test the waters of bipartisanship on coronavirus relief, Democrats on Capitol Hill took the first step toward fast-tracking the administration’s $1.9 trillion proposal through a legislative procedure that wouldn’t require GOP support.
Although the Oval Office meeting, Biden’s first with lawmakers, appeared cordial, it may amount to a token demonstration by both sides — an opportunity to hear each other out rather than a negotiation to bridge the massive gulf between them.
A group of 10 moderate GOP lawmakers put forth its counterproposal Sunday, outlining a $618 billion measure that would include more limited direct relief targeted to the neediest individuals, an extension of unemployment benefits through June (under Biden’s plan, it would be extended through September) and funding for vaccine distribution, school reopenings and small business loans, albeit in smaller amounts.
Emerging from the West Wing on Monday evening after a longer-than-expected two-hour conversation, the group’s leader, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, expressed appreciation that Biden “chose to spend so much time with us” and called the meeting “excellent,” declining to offer details — or criticism — even as she acknowledged the impasse. more details
