Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan continues his pressure campaign on President Biden and Republicans in Congress to make significant concessions in the pursuit of a dual basis coronavirus stimulus agreement, leading to the launch of a new ad Tuesday includes.
The ad, entitled ‘Real Bipartisan Action’, first obtained by Fox News, speaks of the fact that Hogan and the overwhelming Democratic General Assembly of Maryland succeeded in unanimously approving a state-level stimulus bill that Hogan signed on Monday. to accept.
Hogan’s new ad follows a visit he made to the White House on Friday to discuss Biden’s stimulus plan. Also, a dual group of mayors and governors visited the White House, including New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Arkansas Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Atlanta Democratic Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and others.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan raises his hand at a news conference in Annapolis, Md., On Thursday, January 7, 2021. Hogan visited the White House Friday to discuss coronavirus relief with President Biden. (AP Photo / Brian Witte)
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“I pressed very hard on a few points. I thought it was critical that they find a compromise position and work on a two-pronged solution to the next enlightenment bill,” Hogan said Monday. said in an interview with Fox News.
“There are certain things we need to agree on. Republicans agree we need to get some relief,” Hogan continued. “But this democratic bill and take it or leave it – upload this thing like a Christmas tree with all sorts of extras that have nothing to do with the pandemic, like $ 15 minimum wage and care for special interest groups. They need to get rid of it and find a way to work with Republicans. ‘
Hogan’s advertisement draws a contrast between ‘Washington is moving back to its partisan corners’ and the successful dual stimulus in Maryland.
“We have a governor who sees that we all represent the same people,” said Maryland House Speaker Del. Adrienne Jones in a clip used in the new Hogan ad, published by ‘An America United’, Hogan ‘501 (c). 4-group.
“Washington, take a page from your neighbor and take Hogan’s guidance,” the ad says.
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Meanwhile, Democrats in Congress and the Biden government deplore the Republicans’ alleged unwillingness to support a large enough relief plan for the coronavirus. Biden’s plan, which the Democrats are pushing through the House and Senate via budget reconciliation, which enables them to avoid a Republican filibuster, costs $ 1.9 billion, raises the minimum wage to $ 15 per hour , handing out $ 1,400 stimulus checks, and more.
Elected President Joe Biden speaks on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 in Major Joseph R. “Beau” Biden III National Guard / Reserve Center in New Castle, Del. Biden has so far refused to compromise on his coronavirus relief in negotiations with Republican Republicans. (AP Photo / Evan Vucci)
After Biden met with a moderate group of Republican senators led by Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, apparently to see where a compromise could be made on the relief of the coronavirus, no progress appears to have been made. . White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Biden “will not slow down” for Republicans and that he will not accept a package that cannot catch up at the moment. “The consensus among Democrats was that the proposal the Collins group made during the meeting was far too small.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, meanwhile, warned that ‘The cost of action is high and growing … We are hopeful that Republicans will work in a dual way to help their communities, but the American people can no longer afford delays and Congress must act to prevent more unnecessary suffering. ‘
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However, Hogan warns that if Biden moves forward with a massive spending bill without giving concessions to Republicans, he could poison the pit for the rest of his term.
‘I said if we get a dual account and start you on the right foot by working with the Republicans on this relief package, it’s going to be easier to get over it and do more things on other issues. “He seemed a bit receptive to that idea,” Hogan told Fox News.
‘I said just because you can do something does not mean you have to do it. And you may have the voice to push it through with only Democrats, but I think that would be a very bad idea, ‘Hogan said. “You can never reach a compromise unless both parties are willing to give up something.”