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MNI BRIEF: White House Rejects Splitting USD1.9T Covid Plan

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The White House on Thursday said it is not looking to break up President Joe Biden's USD1.9 trillion Covid relief plan into two pieces despite growing skepticism from Republicans and moderate Democrats who have raised questions about the timing and size of the plan.

Biden's director of the National Economic Council, Brian Deese, said the proposal "can't be done piecemeal." White House spokesperson Jen Psaki wrote on twitter: "We are engaging with a range of voices...we aren't looking to split a package in two."

MNI Washington Bureau | +1 202-371-2121 | evan.ryser@marketnews.com
MNI Washington Bureau | +1 202-371-2121 | evan.ryser@marketnews.com

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