That was just before President Joe Biden met with Republican senators Monday night at the White House.

這是在週一晚上總統拜登在白宮會見共和黨參議員之前。

GOP Senator Susan Collins described the discussion is quote frank and useful, but told reporters there had been no breakthrough on a bipartisan bill.

GOP參議員蘇珊-柯林斯描述的討論是報價坦率和有用的，但告訴記者，兩黨的法案一直沒有突破。

I wouldn't say that we came together on a package tonight.

我不會說我們今晚是一起來的。

No one expected that in a two hour meeting.

誰也沒有想到在兩個小時的會議上會出現這種情況。

But what we did agree to do is to follow up and talk further at the staff level and amongst ourselves and with the president and vice president on how we can continue to work together on this very important issue.

但我們確實同意做的是，在員工層面上，在我們自己之間，以及與總統和副總統之間，就如何在這個非常重要的問題上繼續合作進行進一步的跟進和討論。

While the president has voiced a willingness to work with Republicans on a compromise effort, the White House has said they quote will not settle for a package that fails to meet the moment.

雖然總統已經表示願意與共和黨人合作進行妥協努力，但白宮表示，他們報價不會滿足於一個無法滿足當下的方案。

Before the meeting, the top two Democrats in Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer laid the groundwork for bypassing Republicans on Cove in 19 relief, filing a joint budget measure with the Biden proposed price tag.

會前，國會前兩位民主黨人、眾議院議長南希-佩洛西和參議院多數黨領袖查克-舒默為繞過共和黨人在科夫的19項救濟奠定了基礎，提交了一份與拜登提出的價格標籤的聯合預算措施。

With the Senate split 50 50 and vice President Kamala Harris wielding the tie breaking vote, Democrats could sidestep a 60 vote threshold and enact the coronavirus legislation with a simple majority in a procedure called reconciliation.

隨著參議院50 50分裂和副總統卡馬拉哈里斯揮舞著打破平局的投票，民主黨人可以繞過60票的門檻，並在稱為和解的程序中以簡單的多數票頒佈冠狀病毒立法。

If deployed, it would be the first flex by Democrats since winning razor thin control of the Senate.

如果部署，這將是民主黨人自贏得參議院的刮鬚刀控制權以來的第一次彈性。

For the Republicans, their proposed plan offers no assistance to state and local governments.

對於共和黨人來說，他們提出的計劃沒有向州和地方政府提供任何援助。

One of the items that Abidin adviser described as they must have.

阿比丁顧問所說的他們必須擁有的物品之一。

It also offers stimulus checks starting at $1000 less than the $1400 checks sought by Biden and totals less than a third of the $1.9 trillion package.

它還提供了起價1000美元的刺激經濟支票，比拜登尋求的1400美元支票要少，總額不到1.9萬億美元方案的三分之一。