Bipartisan group of 16 senators say Biden’s $1.9TRILLION Covid stimulus plan ‘gives too much money to rich Americans’
JOE BIDEN’S coronavirus relief plan gives too much money to high earners, a bipartisan group of senators told the White House late Sunday night.
The group finds fault with Biden’s plan that would give $1,400 direct payments to all Americans – some of which don’t need the money, the senators argue.
The call, described as “consensus” by senators on the call, is the first rift between the president and Congress since Biden was inaugurated on Wednesday.
However, the senators agreed with the president there was an urgent need to act quickly on vaccine distribution.
It was also indicative of how open and responsive Biden would be over former President Donald Trump, who almost refused to sign the last relief bill after making 11th-hour requests to Congress, which had already passed the bill.
The senators spoke with White House National Economic Council director Brian Deese, Biden’s coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients, and White House legislative affairs head Louisa Terrell on Sunday afternoon.