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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,728 posts) Tue Feb 2, 2021, 05:03 PM Feb 2021

White House economist rejects GOP senators' push for $1,000 stimulus checks instead of $1,400

A White House economist on Monday night knocked back a Republican proposal for relief payments of $1,000, characterizing it as too little to satisfy President Joe Biden.

Jared Bernstein, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, said Biden would want more than the offer from 10 Republican senators. Biden is pushing for $1,400 payments.

Speaking with the MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, Bernstein discussed Biden's Monday-evening meeting with the group of moderate GOP senators seeking to broker a bipartisan stimulus deal.

Bernstein highlighted differences between the parties, with the size of direct payments one of the issues.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-economist-rejects-gop-114612480.html

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White House economist rejects GOP senators' push for $1,000 stimulus checks instead of $1,400 (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2021 OP

dems want a stimulus, repubs do NOT want one nt msongs Feb 2021 #1

That's it in a nutshell...nt Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #3

Nobody wants your shit sandwich, GOP Blue Owl Feb 2021 #2

Bernstein was great in that interview, and if he is any indication of OnDoutside Feb 2021 #4

I would tell them I up the ante every single time they try to get stingy Generic Other Feb 2021 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Feb 2021 #6

msongs

(67,584 posts)

1. dems want a stimulus, repubs do NOT want one nt

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2021, 05:06 PM

Feb 2021

Wounded Bear

(58,848 posts)

3. That's it in a nutshell...nt

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Tue Feb 2, 2021, 05:09 PM

Feb 2021

Blue Owl

(50,728 posts)

2. Nobody wants your shit sandwich, GOP

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2021, 05:09 PM

Feb 2021

Send it back to your rat-infested kitchen and don't bother returning

OnDoutside

(19,993 posts)

4. Bernstein was great in that interview, and if he is any indication of

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2021, 05:09 PM

Feb 2021

Joe's thinking, those Republicans will not be holding up this bill.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)

5. I would tell them I up the ante every single time they try to get stingy

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2021, 05:24 PM

Feb 2021

I'll see your $1000 and raise you $2000. Wanna bet?

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