#WASHINGTON (AP) # GOP lawmakers urge Biden to meet with them on virus relief

On Sunday, three Republican lawmakers proposed spending more than a third of what President Joe Biden wanted for coronavirus aid. tr tr trillion urged to negotiate instead of trying to participate in the Democratic vote alone.

Challenging Biden to fulfill its commitment to unification, the group said in a letter that its counterpart would set aside billion 1 billion for vaccines, tests, treatment and personal protective equipment and called for Biden's plan for more targeted relief than issuing 1,400 incentive checks. Will do Americans

It will be important for Biden to win the support of 10 Republicans in the Republic 0-50 Senate, where Vice President Kamala Harris is the tie-breaker. If all Democrats support the bill of final agreement, the legislation will reach the threshold of -0 votes needed to overcome potential obstructionist efforts and pass it in the regular Senate process.

Republican senators wrote, "In a spirit of bilateral and unity, we have developed a COVID-1 framework relief framework, previously based on the COVID assistance law, which was passed with all bipartisan support," the Republican senator wrote. "Our proposal reflects many of your priorities, and with your support, we believe that this plan can be quickly approved by Congress in bilateral support."

Biden's point came to give more time to the bilateral talks because the president was impatient as his party's more liberal wing thought it would pass a relief package through a budget reconciliation process. That would allow the bill to move forward only with the support of a democratic majority.

Republicans did not provide much detail on their proposal. One of the signatories, Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy said it would cost 00 billion.

"If you can't find a bilateral agreement on COVID-1B, I don't know where you can find one," said Ohio Sen. Rob Portman also signed the letter.

Other GOP senators include Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Todd Young of Indiana, Jerry Moran of Kansas, Mike Round of South Dakota, and Thomas Tillis of North Carolina.

Brian Diz, a White House economic adviser, said the administration is reviewing the letter as it directs the administration's delivery to Congress. He did not immediately acknowledge Biden's meeting with lawmakers.

But Biden's senior adviser, Cedric Richmond, said the president was "ready to meet with someone to get on the agenda." When asked about the senators' plan, Richmond said, "It depends on the seriousness of the goal."

Diz noted that the White House could be open to talks on further limiting access to stimulus checks. Portman suggested that the check-ups should go to people under $ 50,000 a year and families over $ 100,000 a year.

Under Biden's plan, families with incomes of up to $ 300,000 could receive incentive money.

"It's definitely a place where we're ready to sit down and think, are there ways to make the whole package effective?" Diz said.

As a candidate, Biden predicted that after ten years in the Senate and eight years as Barack Obama's vice president, he would trust him as a contractor and help Republicans and Democrats come to an agreement on the most important issues facing the country.