COVID-19 stimulus: Dems unified on Biden plan, contrast to Trump deal - Business Insider

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Democrats are lining up behind Biden's COVID-19 stimulus plan, a stark contrast to the deep GOP divides over the last deal

AP Photo/Matt Rourke, FileA coordinated position — which also includes endorsement from the Chamber of Commerce — is a far cry from the chaos that dominated GOP negotiations last year.

In negotiating the second bill, Republicans were split between hardliners like Mitch McConnell, and a breakaway group who led bipartisan negotiations — and wereThe issue of $2,000 checks – now reduced to $1,400 — has caused some complaints, but the party appears to be largely backing Biden's plan. Congressional Democrats are largely unified in their support for President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 stimulus plan, contrasting sharply with the GOP divisions on the previous package.

Negotiations for the package passed over the holidays were characterized by GOP breakaway groups and an 11th-hour intervention from President Donald Trump. But Biden's transition team appears to have kept a strict handle on messaging at the announcement of his $1.9 trillion relief plan. The plan was announced Thursday with endorsement from figures such as Sen. Bernie Sanders, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and the US Chamber of Commerce. "President-Elect Biden has put forth a very strong first installment of an emergency relief plan,"The endorsement was taken by some observers as a sign that opposition from the left wing of the Democratic party would be limited.

 

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