Top adviser to Biden says he would 'absolutely' meet with Mitch McConnell now on relief package
by Mica Soellner, Breaking News Reporter |
| November 22, 2020 12:23 PM
A top adviser for Joe Biden says the president-elect would be willing to meet with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to get Congress to reach a deal on a second COVID-19 relief package.
When asked by Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace on whether Biden would pursue a meeting with McConnell, transition team spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield said, "Absolutely, yes."
"It is important that Senator McConnell comes to the table, and we are very hopeful that we will be able to see progress soon on this bill because people all across the country desperately needed," Bedingfield told Wallace.
Congress has been at a gridlock over passing a second relief bill since the summer. A meeting between Biden and McConnell would juxtapose President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's refusal to meet and negotiate the deal.
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