Ten moderate Republican US senators urged President Joe Biden on Sunday to significantly downsize his sweeping USD 1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package to win bipartisan support as Democrats in Congress prepared to push ahead with his plan this week, Reuters reported.

In their letter to Biden, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney, and seven other senators asked Biden for a meeting and said their compromise plan could be quickly passed with bipartisan support, promising more details on Monday.

They said their bill included more targeted assistance for families in need and additional funds for small businesses while echoing Biden’s USD 160 billion for more funding to boost vaccines and testing. They also pointed to unspent money from previous COVID-19 relief bills.