Biden covid plan gets pushback on how high-income earners are eligible for stimulus checks.
“I was the first to raise that issue, but there seemed to be a lot of agreement," says Sen. Collins after bipartisan call with admin
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“I was the first to raise that issue, but there seemed to be a lot of agreement," says Sen. Collins after bipartisan call with admin
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@lbarronlopez Collins concerned some families earning $300K can get checks
“That was a general issue that was expressed around a number of things: The more targeted the assistance can be where it's needed most, the more helpful,” said Sen. Shaheen.
“That was a general issue that was expressed around a number of things: The more targeted the assistance can be where it's needed most, the more helpful,” said Sen. Shaheen.
@lbarronlopez The $1.9 trillion topline number is an issue too.
“This isn’t monopoly money,” says Sen. King
"administration clearly is very eager to move very quickly. And we want to make sure that there is justification, especially since there's so much money remaining," Sen. Collins adds
“This isn’t monopoly money,” says Sen. King
"administration clearly is very eager to move very quickly. And we want to make sure that there is justification, especially since there's so much money remaining," Sen. Collins adds
@lbarronlopez What's next? Bipartisan group may put forward a counter offer or at least their view of what the covid response should be
“I would say that it was not clear to me how the administration came up with its $1.9 trillion figure for the package," Collins says
“I would say that it was not clear to me how the administration came up with its $1.9 trillion figure for the package," Collins says
@lbarronlopez Anyway, unless Democrats want to go partisan with reconciliation or filibuster reform, this group and the White House have a ton of work to do. It's going to take awhile
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