10 Senate Republicans unveil a $618 billion stimulus plan including $1,000 direct payments in bid to strike bipartisan deal with Biden

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A group of 10 Senate Republicans on Monday unveiled their plan for a smaller economic relief package ahead of an afternoon meeting with President Joe Biden.

The group is attempting to strike a bipartisan deal on a targeted economic aid plan. Their blueprint is less than a third of the $1.9 trillion that the Biden administration is proposing.

The Republican counterproposal includes:

$1,000 stimulus checks.
$300 federal unemployment benefits through June 30.
$160 billion for vaccines, virus testing, and personal protective equipment.
$50 billion in more funds for the Paycheck Protection Program.
$20 billion in child care.

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