On Monday, CNN reported that the alternate COVID relief plan proposed by a group of ten Senate Republicans led by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) would leave out 29 million people who would be covered under President Joe Biden's opening proposal.
"The GOP plan would cut off cash for individuals earning more than $50,000 a year and couples earning more than $100,000, according to a fact sheet provided by the office of Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who rolled out the proposal Sunday with nine other Republicans," reported Katie Lobosco. "About 78% of families would qualify for a relief payment under the Republican proposal, while 95% would be eligible under Biden's proposal, according to analysts at the The Penn Wharton Budget Model, who warned that the figures are preliminary since no formal legislative text is available yet."
The Washington Post has separately outlined a comparison of the different funding levels of the two plans:
Graphic from @alyssafowers comparing Biden stimulus with offer today from 10 Senate Republicans -->https://t.co/26FNnpDOUC pic.twitter.com/yPgL3sYNcX
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) February 1, 2021
The GOP rejected Biden's $1.9 trillion proposal quickly. However, it has been slow to coalesce around a plan of its own, only releasing the broad outlines of its $600 billion plan after Democrats began to move toward passing the stimulus via budget reconciliation — a procedural move that would allow Biden's plan to move forward with no votes from Republicans.
Biden met with the ten Republicans behind the plan to discuss the issue on Monday afternoon.
