House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has given the White House until Tuesday to come to an agreement on the next round of pandemic stimulus before the November 3rd election, after spending the last several weeks refusing to agree to increasing amounts offered by the Trump administration. "If you said a trillion-eight, if you said 2 trillion, if you said 2 trillion-two -- many numbers -- I’m willing to go higher than that," said Trump, adding "I will take care of that problem in two minutes."
Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke at length Saturday night about efforts to finalize a stimulus package to help the U.S. weather the affects of the coronavirus, especially as signs emerge of rising economic strain for millions of Americans.
They spoke for an hour and 15 minutes and agreed to speak again on Monday, Treasury spokeswoman Monica Crowley said on Twitter. Their staffs will keep talks going in the meantime. Hammill wouldn’t comment on any agreement for Mnuchin and Pelosi to talk on Monday. -Bloomberg
Hammill, Pelosi's spokesman, noted in a Saturday evening tweet that Pelosi and Mnuchin still needed to hash out 'a comprehensive testing plan that includes contact tracing and additional measures to address the virus' disproportionate impact on communities of color," adding "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."
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