The group of Republican senators proposed a package of aid for the 618 million dollar pandemic meeting this month with President Joe Biden to discuss the example of direct payments and aid funds to those who plant the democratic leaders.
One of the fundamental changes of the Republican bill is the money of the ayuda checks: it is proposed that it be granted $ 1,000, based on the 1,400 proposed Biden, for individuals up to $ 50,000 a year and families up to $ 150,000. ‘N Partir de allí el monto del pago se va reduciendo.
La Casa Blanca has an analysis of a reduction of the estimulo investigation, the CNN and a functionality of the overall rank of the administration, pero no reports for example, the funds for the safe repertoire of the schools.
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Republican senators reunite with Biden on Monday at the Oval Office of the White House in Susan Collins, Maine; Lisa Murkowski, by Alaska; Mitt Romney, of Utah; Bill Cassidy, by Louisiana; Rob Portman, of Ohio; Shelley Moore Capito, by Virginia Occidental; Todd Young, by Indiana; Jerry Moran, of Kansas; Mike Rounds, of Dakota del Sur; and Thom Tillis, of Carolina del Norte.
Biden salutes the legislators in the Oval Office, bromeando con que sentia que staba “de vuelta en el Senado” when to start the private session.
Vice President Kamala Harris will listen to the arguments of the Republicans in favor of a more specific and specific package of COVID aid, which does not include many of the Democratic priorities, but can count on the support of the Republican Party and appeal to it. el país.
Senator Susan Collins, Republican from Maine, who is incumbent on the group, called the meeting as “a french discussion and very useful”, in brief comments that were taken to the press at Casa Blanca.
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“It’s a very good exchange of points of view. I do not think we can agree on the package this night. Nadie hopes so,” said Collins. “But what we agree on is to follow up and talk more”.
Without embarrassment, the leader of the Democratic majority in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, was less optimistic about respecting that Democrats accept the planting of Republicans. ‘They need to negotiate with us, do not make a raffle or deal offer“, Schumer said the domingo in an interview with the Daily News. The senator, as leader of the chamber, also has time to decide which topics to discuss.
Schumer signaled an important fall for him: the Republican offer from the federal aid that was paid during the months to the state governors and local governments for the pandemic.
The proposal of the Republicans, ascending to 618 000 million dollars, represents only one third of the 1.9 trillion dollar plan that the Democrat applied to Congress. The official said that Biden’s Administration was pleased that his package of help was minor, but he did not provide it.
Negotiations in the White House by a bipartisan agreement
The invitation to the Casa Blanca was issued after the lawmakers sent Biden an instant card to negotiate to approve his package of unanimous votes with the Democratic votes in Congress, which have a mayor in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senado.
The objective is that dicho plan de ayuda se apruebe antes de marzo, when expiring the extra help for example and other help for the pandemic. The meeting of these Mondays sucks the mayor’s public participation in the negotiations for the next round of aid for the pandemic.
Casa Blanca’s secretary of state, Jen Psaki, said he believed Biden had a conversation with the leader of the group, Senator Susan Collins. Aunque Biden issue “a complete exchange of points”, Psaki reiterates that the President is in favor of following suit with a package of large amounts of aid.
“Como han dicho destacados economistas, the peligor now has not been undressed: is undressed poco“, signal Psaki.” The stadiums of both parties hope that their leaflets are at the height of the moment “, agreed.
Which includes the Republican proposal
The proposal of this group of senators included 160,000 million dollars for the development of distribution of vacancies, Tests and screenings, treatments and trainers, including the large-scale production and maintenance of personal protective equipment.
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The package also aims to raise funds for intensive care units in hospital (132,000 million), ayudas para the care of the children and nutrition programs (one 32,000 million in total) and for small businesses (50,000 million).
The school recibiran además dinero to recreate its gates of safe mode, given the detail given to know these lunes by the republicans.
The republican counterclaim also included 4,000 million to improve mental health treatment and substance abuse; a new round of direct payments to “families with the most urgent assistance”; and more federal benefits by example.
While the original plan of Biden tenía previsto send checks of 1 400 dollars to people with increments of up to 75,000 annual dollars and pairs that have up to 150,000, Senator Rob Portman signaled that the proposal would reduce this umbrella to $ 50,000 for individuals and $ 100,000 for couples. Loose 1,000 dollar series checks, says Senator Bill Cassidy.
The need for a bipartisan agreement
“If no bipartisan compromise can be found in the [ayuda por el] COVID-19, no one can find it, “said Rob Portman, a Republican senator from Ohio.
For Biden, follow the support of 10 republicans in the Senate is important, it is now divided 50-50, with the Vice President, Kamala Harris, as the undefeated.
If all Democrats respect this bill, then it will have a total of 60 votes: necessary to override the mechanism of filibusterism (filibuster, and English). If a political procedure is used in the Senate to block readings and appointments not deserved by those constituting the minority.
“Our proposal reflects many of its declared priorities and with its support, we believe that this plan will be approved expeditiously by the Congress on the basis of a support bipartisan“, write the Republican senators in a joint communiqué.
Biden also held a meeting with the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Nancy Pelosi, and the leader of the Senate, Chuck Schumer, who held a prestigious presidency on behalf of the more liberal Democrats in favor of passing legislation. Biden with the support of the Republicans.
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“We’re hoping to work with Republicans. But now, this country is facing a series of unresolved crises,” Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders assured ABC News.
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