Name: President Biden chases bi-partisan support for COVID-19 bill
Uploaded: 2021-02-04T19:05:04.000Z
Duration: 2 min 17 s
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President Joe Biden, during a meeting with congressional Democrats on Wednesday, promised he would not back down on including $1400 checks for struggling Americans and his covert 19 relief plan, but with consider tighter limits on who gets them.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki emphasize that point at Wednesday's briefing.

Further targeting means uh, not the size of the Czech.

It means, um uh, the the the the income level of people who received the check, and that's something that has been under discussion.

There has been a conclusion, but certainly is open having that discussion.

Biden's proposal mirrors income requirements and previous covert 19 bills that would provide payments to individuals making up to $75,000 in couples $150,000 a year.

Biden held a conference call with House Democrats and talked with Democratic senators at the White House to use a procedural maneuver to push his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package through without Republican votes if necessary.

In the call with House Democrats, Biden emphasized the need to quote ensure that we keep the promise on getting $1400 checks to Americans after people received $600 in a previous cove in 19 relief package.

Republicans overall have balked at the price tag and pointed to the $4 trillion in covert 19 8 passed last year.

They've chosen a totally a partisan pass.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell criticized the Democrats decision to press ahead with a framework that allows the eventual bill to pass with a simple majority calling it a quote partisan jam.

Biden met with a group of 10 moderate Republican senators on Monday to discuss their much smaller counterproposal, but Biden rejected it.

Biden said he still wanted to garner bipartisan support for his plan, which includes more money for vaccines and additional unemployment benefits.

 Biden might went over some Republicans if he makes modifications. 

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