Biden says he's comfortable narrowing direct payment eligibility in COVID-19 relief bill
As the president was set to meet with bipartisan members of the House Transportation Committee on his infrastructure priorities on Thursday, ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Mary Bruce asked Biden if he's comfortable with limiting the number of Americans who receive direct payments under his COVID-19 relief bill, reflecting the new income cap of $80,000 for individuals.
"Are you comfortable with having to limit the direct payments?" Bruce asked. Biden confidently responded, "Yes."
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Asked if he's reaching out to Republicans in the Senate who are trying to slow down the bill, Biden said "I've been talking to a lot of my Republican friends in the House and the Senate, continue to do that. And we’ve met, had a number of meetings with Republicans on the Coronavirus bill -- and House, Senate, a combination of both. So, we're keeping everybody informed."
-ABC News' Sarah Kolinovsky