Biden leaves Republicans in back of on $1.9tn bill
US President Joe Biden is forging in advance with plans to ram through a good $1.9tn (£1.4tn) relief bill without Republican support after disappointing careers data.
Despite an Obama-era economist's warnings the stimulus package may be too big, Mr Biden vowed to "act fast".
The new president's fellow Democrats run Congress, and intend to pass the ultimate bill using a budget manoeuvre.
Mr Biden's speech has been seen by US media as a change in tone after he entered business office pledging bipartisanship.
He met 10 Republican senators at the White House on Monday found in the hope of a good breakthrough, but brushed off their counter-proposal for a good slimmed-down $618bn coronavirus relief bill.
Speaking at the White House on Friday after conference congressional Democratic leaders, he stated: "A whole lot of individuals are losing hope.
"I believe the American persons are looking at the moment with their government for support, to accomplish our job, never to let them down.
"So I'll act. I'll act fast. I'd like to be carrying it out with the support of Republicans. They're not ready to go as far as I think we have to go."
Beneath the Biden-backed "American Rescue Strategy", $1,400 cheques will be sent right to most Americans.
The Democratic president cited lower-than-expected numbers that showed the country added only 49,000 jobs in January.
The US economy remains 10 million jobs under its level prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, which includes now killed practically 460,000 Americans.
Mr Biden said: "Are we going to say to millions of Americans who are actually unemployed - many unemployed for half a year or longer, who have been scared by this economic and public well being crisis - 'Don't worry, hold on, things will get better.'
"That's the Republican answer at this time. I can't in good conscience do that."
The president's party, which now commands narrow majorities in both chambers of Congress, plans to fast-track the package through an activity referred to as budget reconciliation.
Such bills - which is often brought only once a year - may pass the Senate by 51 votes instead of the 60 usually necessary.
In a pre-dawn session on Friday, Senate Democrats charged forward with a procedural vote to advance the spending plan reconciliation option.
Vice-President Kamala Harris cast her primary tie-breaking vote to approve the measure by 51-50, without a single Republican up to speed.
Later in your day, the House of Representatives passed the budget plan by 219-209, again without Republican votes.
The Democratic leader of the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, predicted the ultimate coronavirus relief bill would go by mid-March.
"Our function to crush the coronavirus and deliver pain relief to the American persons is urgent and of the highest priority," she wrote in a letter to Democrats shortly before the vote.
Larry Summers, who was simply top economic adviser to President Barack Obama - under whom Mr Biden served as being vice-president - has said the stimulus bill could be too big.
In a Washington Content op-ed, he warned of "inflationary pressures of a kind we have not seen in a generation, with consequences for the value of the dollar and economic stability".
"Stimulus steps of the magnitude contemplated happen to be steps into the unidentified," added Mr Summers, who dished up as an informal adviser on the Biden election plan.
But Jared Bernstein, a member of Mr Biden's Council of Economic Advisers, told CNN that Mr Summers was "wrong in a pretty profound way".
Meanwhile, Republican lawmaker Michael Burgess of Texas argued that Congress had yet to spend most $4tn of the previous pandemic relief, noting $1tn had however to go out the door.
"Why is it suddenly as a result urgent that we move another $2tn costs?" he asked.
