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Republicans oppose the $ 1.9 trillion aid plan and direct checks of $ 1, 400 dollars per person .
Therefore, a group of 10 senators proposed to the president Joe Biden a reduced project, very similar to the one approved last December. The plan is $ 600 million dollars with help per person of $ 1, 000 dollars.
A report by The Washington Post indicates that the senators, led by Susan Collins (Maine), requested a meeting with the President, in addition to releasing details of the project on Monday, but the Republicans sent a letter to the Democrat.
“We want to work in good faith with you and your administration to face the health, economic and social challenges of the covid crisis”, say in the letter to which you had access the Post.
Republicans seek take advantage of the disposition of President Biden, who said he was open to negotiating the aid package, although he did not mention reducing the check, but “focusing it.”
Collins and his colleagues are also seeking to block the way for Democrats, who It is this Monday they would advance with President Biden’s project of $ 1.9 billion and $ 1, 400 dollars of aid per person.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (New York), advanced that could approve the funds without Republican support , through a strategy known as Budget Reconciliation, although it leaves doubts about its implementation.
Democrats also seek to integrate the increase to $ 15 dollars the hour to the national minimum wage, but Republicans oppose the measure.
The White House’s top economic adviser, Brian Deese, confirmed to CNN that he had received the letter from the Republicans, but did not elaborate on whether the proposal is considered by the president.
