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Spokesman: Biden Does Not Support Paring Back Stimulus (Politico)

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There had been overnight reports that President-elect Biden was pushing Congressional Democrats to accept a smaller compromise bill in order to get some relief into the economy ahead of a COVID-led downturn in economic activity, but via Politico's @JakeSherman on Twitter, this is not the case:
  • "New from Biden spox @AndrewBatesNC: TEAM BIDEN does NOT support paring back Democratic demands in Covid relief talks. "This is incorrect. The President-elect fully supports the Speaker and Leader in their negotiations."So, that bubble from this morning is popped. "

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