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Republicans: White House Won’t Negotiate on $1.9 Trillion Relief Package

February 23, 2021
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Republicans are willing to support a stimulus package that costs more than the $618 billion package they proposed on Feb. 1, but the White House is not willing to come down from $1.9 trillion, Republican senators said Tuesday. “We are looking at amendments but they pretty much stalled. The administration has not indicated a willingness…

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Collins Joins Manchin in Opposing Biden’s Nominee to Head Budget Office

February 22, 2021
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Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Monday said she’s opposing President Joe Biden’s pick to head the White House Office of Budget and Management (OMB). Collins said the director of the OMB, who is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of the federal budget, should be “steady and experienced.” “Congress has to be able to trust…

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Republicans Had ‘Very Productive’ Meeting With Biden on CCP Virus Package: Collins

February 1, 2021
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A group of Republicans had a “very productive” two-hour meeting with President Joe Biden about the CCP virus relief bill, according to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). “We have just had a very productive, cordial, two-hour meeting with the president and vice president and some of their key aides to discuss the next steps on the…

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Susan Collins Joins Growing Group of Republicans Who Back $2,000 Stimulus Payments

December 30, 2020
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Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Tuesday that she supports $2,000 stimulus checks, joining a growing group of Republican senators who back the higher payments. “Hospital workers, firefighters, our police officers, our truck drivers,” Collins told Maine Public Radio. “I think this would be very welcome relief and assistance to them.” Collins, who just won reelection,…

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