GOP Group, Led By Susan Collins, Blasts Biden For His ‘Go-It-Alone Strategy’ on COVID Relief

President Joe Biden is receiving pushback after he claimed Republicans did not “move an inch” on coronavirus relief.

A Republican group of 10 senators, led by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), wrote a statement in response to Biden’s remarks, saying, “In good faith, our group of 10 Republicans worked together to draft a sixth Covid-19 relief package earlier this year.”

“Our $618 billion proposal was a first offer to the White House designed to open bipartisan negotiations. Our package included the core Covid relief elements of the Biden Administration’s plan, such as providing an identical amount — $160 billion — to support vaccines and testing. In addition, we later upped our offer to $650 billion to increase the size of the stimulus checks.”

Taking a swipe at the Biden administration, the senators said, “The Administration roundly dismissed our effort as wholly inadequate in order to justify its go-it-alone strategy.”

“Fewer than 24 hours after our meeting in the Oval Office, the Senate Democratic Leader began the process of triggering reconciliation which precluded Republican participation and allowed for the package to pass without a single Republican vote,” they added.

Senators who are part of that group include Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Mitt Romney