bill as soon as next week, but republicans still want less spending than democrats. the gop is balking at the president s proposal which has a price tag of nearly $2 trillion. let s go to david spunt now live at the white house. so, david, i mean, the national debt has been going up for years, so why are republicans balking at it now amid a public health crisis? reporter: hi, arthel. many republicans are asked this on a daily basis, and they ll answer it differently. for instance, senator lindsey graham from south carolina wants to provide more direct payments to the american people. he was in favor of that $2,000 mark, said listen to my fiscally-conservative friends, the time is now because we are in a pandemic. so it depends on the republican. speaking of the time is now, that s what president joe biden is saying as far as this nearly $2 trillion covid relief package concerned. biden went on the campaign trail for almost two years, was talking about working with republica
pennsylvania avenue with the latest. hi gillian, hi griff. almost two years ago, then candidate joe biden pushed this idea of bipartisanship. if elected he said he would work with democrats and republicans. now that he s a white house in the residence behind me the reality of the gridlock in 2021 in washington is certainly settling in. you have to remember that joe biden is a creature of the u.s. senate. he served there for 36 years walking the halls of the capitol. he says he plans to pass a covid relief package with or without the help of the republicans. remember though democrats have the upper hand, returning the senate, the house and the white house. but the president says he does want to do things in a bipartisan manner first. if not, so be it. let s get this straight. it s not only that people will be badly, badly hurt if we don t pass this package in terms of increased rate of death, in terms of poverty, a while range of things, but we will also be hurt long-term
carries out review of protection protocols here s former new york city fire commissioner thomas who held that job on 9/11 reacting to the initial decision. what are we doing? we ve got hundred thousands, millions of people that don t have the opportunity to get the shot and we re worrying about criminals that we spend millions of dollars year to take care of. but these 40 low lives didn t get the vaccine, wouldn t bother me at all. [laughter] we ll stay on top of this story and bring you the latest as it develops. arthel. eric meanwhile president biden leaving door open for a bipartisan approach, on more covid relief. relief making it clear that he will move ahead on additional stimulus, quote, no ifs ands or buts with or without support welcome to a brand new era of america news headquarters i m arthel neville. hi eric. eric: hello earn i m eric shawn shangs for joining us. the president is calling for nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill. while republicans are b
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