Ohio Sen. Rob Portman
Robert (Rob) Jones PortmanSunday shows a preview: New variants of COVID-19 spread across the USA; Redditors shake Wall Street with Gamestop shares The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Which way will Democrats follow the COVID-19 bill? Democrats ready to bypass Republicans in the COVID-19 relief bill MORE (R) said on Sunday that Republicans will pressure the Biden government to target payments to Americans earning less than $ 50,000 a year in the upcoming COVID-19 stimulus package.
Talking to Dana Bash
Dana BashBiden’s bipartisan push hits the wall in the relief bill COVID-19 Senators discuss the validity of Trump’s impeachment trial shows Sunday – Biden Agenda, Trump impeachment trial dominate MORE on CNN’s “State of the Union”, the retired senator urged Democrats not to push Congressional White House’s COVID-19 structure through the budget reconciliation process, which would allow simple majority votes to be approved , and to work with Republicans on a smaller stimulus package process.
“My hope is that the president will meet with us,” said Portman, adding that Republicans have had little success in their attempts to meet with the Biden government to present their priorities for the next stimulus package.
“This one, no one was consulted, including Democrats about our bipartisan group that compiled the previous legislation. And frankly, we haven’t received much response yet, even today, ”he said.
Bash then asked how much Republicans would be willing to spend on a COVID-19 stimulus package, noting that a letter released on Sunday by Sen. Susan Collins
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“It will be less than $ 1.9 [trillion], because much of what the government launched has nothing to do with COVID-19, ”replied Portman.
“We are going to target that. We really want to help those who need it most, ”he continued, adding that Democrats should not“ poison the well, ”pushing the plan without Republican votes.
“It is not in the Democratic Party’s interest to do that,” he said.
Democratic and Republican congressmen met in December and promoted a smaller stimulus package that included, among other provisions, an extension of federal unemployment benefits and direct payments of $ 600 to American adults.