President Biden is slated to meet with them this week, according to the White House. Details of their plan are expected to be released this week, but they outlined a few of them to the president in a Jan. 31 letter:
1. The 10 senators, led by Susan Collins of Maine, said the proposal includes many of President Biden’s priorities but is a compromise to the $1.9 trillion relief package he outlined Jan. 14.
2. The proposal includes $160 billion for vaccine distribution and development, coronavirus testing and the production of personal protective equipment.
3. The plan also includes $4 billion to improve behavioral health and substance abuse services across the U.S., mirroring the president’s plan.
4. The proposal calls for a new round of stimulus payments to Americans who make less than $50,000 per year, according to Business Insider. The amount would be cut to $1,000, down from $1,400 under the president’s plan.
5. The proposal includes extending federal unemployment benefits, funding nutrition assistance and a new round of Paycheck Protection Program loans.
6. In addition to Ms. Collins, the letter was signed by Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio; Mitt Romney of Utah; Todd Young of Indiana; Lisa Murkowski of Alaska; Bill Cassidy of Louisiana; Thom Tillis of North Carolina; Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia; Mike Rounds of South Dakota; and Jerry Moran of Kansas.
Access the full letter here.
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