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Biden flexible on who gets aid, tells lawmakers to ‘go big'
22 days ago | By Boston Herald
By LISA MASCARO and JOSH BOAK
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden told Democratic lawmakers Wednesday he's “not married” to an absolute number on his $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan but Congress needs to “act fast” on relief for the pandemic and the economic crisis.
Biden also said he doesn't want to budge from his proposed $1,400 in direct payments promised to Americans. But he said he is willing to “target” the aid, which would mean lowering the income threshold to qualify for the money.
“Look, we got a lot of people hurting in our country today,” Biden said. “We need to act. We need to act...
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Biden shows flexibility but tells House to 'go big' on aid
23 days ago | By Star Tribune
President Joe Biden told House Democrats on Wednesday he's "not married" to an absolute number on his $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan but Congress needs to "act fast" on relief for the pandemic and the economic crisis.
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