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Biden Could Compromise on Virus Relief Aid, Economic Adviser Says

Ken Bredemeier

   WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden is willing, within limits, to
   consider changes to his proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief
   package, a key economic adviser said Sunday, so that money is sent to
   Americans who need it the most.

   Brian Deese, the director of Biden's National Economic Council, told
   CNN that the proposal is "calibrated to the economic crisis that we
   face," but that the Democratic president will look at a new proposal by
   10 Republican senators for a more limited aid deal.

   Deese said Biden is "uncompromising when it comes to the speed we need
   to act at to address this crisis," including a reeling economy, a
   sluggish rollout of coronavirus vaccinations across the country and a
   steadily increasing U.S. coronavirus death toll. It now stands at more
   than 440,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

   Deese said the focus should be on "what do we need now to get this
   economy back on track."

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