Coronavirus stimulus: Pelosi lays out 8 areas of disconnect, calls Trump's attitude 'shameful'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who has been actively negotiating a big new stimulus package with the White House, said that the latest offer by the administration falls short, but she still is hopeful for a deal.
“The President’s attitude is shameful, when the need for immediate and meaningful action could not be more urgent,” Pelosi said in a statement on Tuesday. “Tragically, the Trump proposal falls significantly short of what this pandemic and deep recession demand.”
Pelosi listed eight sticking points in the proposal she received from the administration over the weekend, including: aid for state and local governments, funding for schools, workers’ protections and child care support, rental assistance, funding for increased testing and tracing as well as funding for small businesses, elections, and the census.
The president has been pushing for a comprehensive stimulus deal — after briefly calling off negotiations last week — tweeting on Monday: “Republicans should be strongly focused on completing a wonderful stimulus package for the American People!”
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