On COVID relief package, Biden hears Republican contingent out
Biden's meeting with 10 Senate Republicans may not amount to much, but it was a reflection of his approach to political "unity."
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, left, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, depart from a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in his office in Washington on Dec. 3, 2020.Caroline Brehman / CQ Roll Call via AP Images file
Feb. 2, 2021, 1:40 PM UTC
BySteve Benen
A group of 10 Senate Republicans announced over the weekend that they'd crafted an alternative COVID relief package, which they hoped Democrats would accept. It was a difficult pitch to take seriously: the blueprint, touted by one-fifth of the Senate Republican conference, was obviously too meager to be effective.