White House wants Democrats to be patient on stimulus talks as Biden pushes for bipartisan path, officials say

(CNN)The White House is keenly aware of the Republican objections that have arisen to President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal, but they are urging Democratic allies to be patient for the moment, according to two administration officials.

Biden has spent the last several days on the phone with lawmakers in both parties, and his team has started a blitz in recent days not only to walk through the proposal with lawmakers and staff, but also listen to their concerns and potential proposed changes.
One key meeting between National Economic Council Director Brian Deese and a group of 16 bipartisan senators will take place on Sunday. But more are planned -- and Biden himself is expected to be an active player in the days and weeks ahead.But growing increasingly antsy about prospects for a bipartisan deal, Senate Democrats have been laying the groundwork to use a rare procedural tactic known as reconciliation to pass major parts of the Covid-19 relief package if Republicans stand in the way, according to multiple Democratic aides.
While leadership has yet to give the go ahead publicly and negotiations with Republicans are still getting started, aides tell CNN that the process is complicated and arcane, which is why they are getting ready now in case they have to use it.
"You just can't do this overnight," one Democratic Senate aide said referring to why the process is already starting.
And more directly, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told donors on a Zoom call Thursday that she wanted to pass the Covid relief bill in two weeks using budget reconciliation, a source familiar told CNN.

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While the Biden administration's first goal is to pass its nearly $2 trillion plan with bipartisan support through the regular Senate process, the odds are long for winning over enough Republicans to pass another massive stimulus bill just months after a more than $900 billion package passed the Senate in December. Already, many Republicans have signaled they think the package is too expensive or even unnecessary at this point.
"We just passed $900 billion worth of assistance why we would have a package that big now? Maybe a couple of months from now," Sen. Susan Collins, a moderate Republican from Maine, said. "The needs will be evident, and we will need to do something significant. But I'm not seeing it right now."
For their part, the Biden administration has started to meet with Republicans they've identified as potentially supporting the package in an effort to build support.
"I had a pretty good walkthrough of their Covid proposal," Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who is up for reelection in 2022, told reporters earlier this week. "It was an opportunity for me to ask some questions."
But Biden's team has publicly made clear they aren't willing to "take any tools off the table" -- a direct reference to the budget procedure that would allow them to move forward with a simple majority.
"It's a moment that requires decisive action to beat this pandemic and support the economic recovery that Americans need," Deese said.
Behind the scenes, lawmakers recognize time is of the essence and are preparing to work through reconciliation if they have to. Chairs of the House and Senate Budget Committee have not been shy about talking publicly about their plans.
"The caucus would prefer this be done on a bipartisan basis. We haven't made a decision yet to use reconciliation, but we are prepared to move very quickly if it looks like we can't do it any other way," Rep. John Yarmuth, a Democrat from Kentucky and the chairman of the House's Budget Committee, said Thursday.
Hours later, Sen. Bernie Sanders, the chair of the Senate Budget Committee, told NBC's Seth Meyers that the first goal was to try to reach out to Republicans, but he argued they couldn't wait for them to come along.
"I think we should reach out to Republicans if they choose not to come on board, which I suspect will probably be the case ... we should use that majority in a very aggressive way," Sanders said. "It is my view we should make sure that we address the needs of the American people in that reconciliation bill, and if we pass it with 51 votes, we'll pass it with 51 votes.