Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who is leading a bipartisan group with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is talking to the White House about an alternative package that even some Democrats would prefer. “This isn’t just about speaking to elected officials — it’s about speaking to the country,” said White House press secretary Jen Psaki. Around that time, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., vowed to make President Barack Obama a one-term president, and House Republicans privately decided to unanimously oppose the recovery bill. The Republicans later campaigned against the aid, deriding it as big-government overreach, though many economists estimated the package should have been bigger as economic conditions worsened. Image: In this Jan. 27, 2021, photo, President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.

Source: Egypt Independent January 28, 2021 05:26 UTC