President Joe Biden said on Monday night that he is not willing to accept an insufficient coronavirus aid package.
He made his comments to Republican senators during a two-hour long meeting. They recently submitted a lean proposal of $ 618 billion, much less than the $ 1.9 trillion he was looking for.
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- Senator Tim Scott, RS.C., questioned on Monday the “rush” among Democrats to approve Biden’s “American bailout plan” in the Senate
- The visit marked the first significant conversations between the two parties on the subject, as Scott and several Republicans were quick to reject Biden’s expensive proposal.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that, despite some areas of agreement, “the president also reiterated his view that Congress should respond boldly and urgently, and noted many areas that the Republican senators’ proposal did not. addresses, “according to the Associated Press.
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