Republican senators propose $600bn stimulus compromise to Biden
Senators plan to unveil their plan on Monday
31 January 2021 - 21:14
Washington — Ten Republican senators have proposed an alternative plan for Covid-19 economic stimulus costing about $600bn that they say would gain bipartisan support, and urged a meeting with President Joe Biden to discuss it.
“In the spirit of bipartisanship and unity, we have developed a Covid-19 relief framework that builds on prior Covid assistance laws, all of which passed with bipartisan support,” the senators wrote in the letter dated Sunday...
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