2020-10-18 07:48:02
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has reportedly given the White House a deadline of 48 hours to address an “array of … differences” in stimulus negotiations, Bloomberg reports. Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke for an hour and 15 minutes on Saturday night, with the agreement of speaking again on Monday about a package to help the economy through the COVID-19 crisis.
“While there was some encouraging news on testing, there remains work to do to ensure … additional measures to address the virus’ disproportionate impact on communities of color,” Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff, Drew Hammill, said in a tweet.
The Speaker and Secretary Mnuchin spoke at 7:40 p.m. by phone tonight for just over an hour. While there was some encouraging news on testing, there remains work to do to ensure there is a comprehensive testing plan that includes contact tracing and additional measures to…(1/3)
— Drew Hammill (@Drew_Hammill) October 18, 2020
… address the virus’ disproportionate impact on communities of color. There remains an array of additional differences as we go provision by provision that must be addressed in a comprehensive manner in the next 48 hours. Decisions must be made by the White House… (2/3)
— Drew Hammill (@Drew_Hammill) October 18, 2020
… in order to demonstrate that the Administration is serious about reaching a bipartisan agreement that provides for Americans with the greatest needs during the pandemic. (3/3)
— Drew Hammill (@Drew_Hammill) October 18, 2020
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), meanwhile, “has said he would not put a potential $1.8 trillion+ deal struck by Democrats and the Trump administration on the Senate floor,” Axios reports.
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