White House Says Relief Bill Remains ‘Incredibly Progressive’ Despite Senate Compromises

White House Says Relief Bill Remains ‘Incredibly Progressive’ Despite Senate Compromises
White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks at the White House on March 4, 2021. Samuel Corum/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
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White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said on March 5 that the $1.9 trillion relief package—panned by Republicans as a liberal wish list packed with non-pandemic-related spending priorities—is an “incredibly progressive bill,” and expressed the expectation that congressional progressives will give it their stamp of approval when the bill circles back to the House.

Psaki made the remarks at a White House press briefing in response to a question about how the demands of moderate Democrats were forcing a series of compromises on the bill, as it makes its way through the Senate, that might rankle the Democratic Party’s progressive wing. These include lowering the federal unemployment benefit add-on from $400 to $300, and tightening thresholds for who is eligible to receive stimulus checks.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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