Sunday's meeting, which came as the White House pushes for bipartisan support of the $1.9 trillion proposal , was described as productive, according to the person, who said that members wanted more details and evidence of where the money was needed most. Coined the American Rescue Plan, Biden has deemed the proposal a top legislative priority in the early days of his term. The White House still wants to pursue the $1.9 trillion package as one big package, rather than splitting it up, the person on the call added. A separate source told CNN that the call was a "great" first meeting and this bipartisan group will continue to work together, discussing a pathway forward on another relief package. That source said everyone agreed the number one need is quickly producing and efficiently distributing a vaccine across the country.

Source: CNN January 24, 2021 18:27 UTC