Sen. Mitt Romney
Willard (Mitt) Mitt RomneySunday shows the preview: All eyes on the Biden administration to fight the coronavirus The Hill’s Morning Report – Biden’s crisis agenda hits headwinds Republican Party senators say that only a few Republicans will vote to condemn Trump MORE (R-Utah) on Sunday called the total cost of President Biden’s coronavirus relief package – $ 1.9 trillion – “Very shocking,” although he expressed openness to consider parts of the White House proposal.
“Fox News Sunday’s” Chris Wallace
Christopher (Chris) WallaceChris Wallace: This was the best inaugural speech I’ve ever heard Fox News managing editor Bill Sammon retire the governor of Arkansas: Intelligence over state capital protests’ not at the level I’m bringing the Guard to National ‘MORE asked Romney if there was any part of Biden’s plan that he would consider, noting that Romney said he was not in favor of passing another stimulus after the $ 900 billion law that was signed in December.
“I think it is very possible,” said Romney. “We’ll listen to the White House representatives today to understand their perspective, but if there are any points we’ve missed in our proposal, we’ll be happy to take that.
He added: “The president wants to extend unemployment insurance if people are still unemployed, this is something that we would certainly see. Last time, we saw that states needed help, some bailout for states and locations that may have suffered a reduction in their revenues. This is appropriate, but the total number is quite shocking, if you will. “
Although he said he would hear what the White House has to say about the stimulus project, Romney made it clear in the same interview that he did not support the suspension of leases for oil and gas production on federal lands.
“Obviously, this has seriously damaged some of our rural communities, by shutting down the Keystone pipeline. This leaves many people without work. These people will understandably be angry, ”said Romney.
On his first day in office, Biden suspended renting the XL Keystone pipeline, drawing the ire of Republican lawmakers as well as Canadian government officials.
“I think it would be unrealistic to assume that Democrats and Republicans will agree on all issues. There will be differences of opinion, that is to be expected, “Romney told Wallace.” But at the same time, I think it is appropriate to have unity of purpose, unity of heart, an acknowledgment that we respect each other and treat each other with courtesy and that is something that I believe President Biden wants to see. “
But he added: “So, I think you should be very careful, even recognizing the limits of disagreement, so as not to do things that incite a lot of unnecessary anger.”