Negotiations between the White House and Democratic congressional leaders on a new coronavirus relief package were on the brink of failure Thursday night
, both sides said after a fruitless three-hour meeting in Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office.
Schumer added: "The second choice is to try these executive orders, which will leave most people out, will not cover the broad expanse of what's needed, will be litigated in court and be awkward and difficult to implement." And the failure to reach any breakthrough on Thursday makes it increasingly likely that Trump will issue as many as four executive orders. The proposed orders will call for the resumption in federal unemployment payments for a short time period by redirecting funds already approved by Congress; reinstitute a federal eviction moratorium; extend a suspension of student loan payments; and defer collection of federal payroll taxes.
The senators’ departure from Washington signals just how far apart Democrats and the White House remain on reaching an agreement. The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 160,000 Americans, while tens of millions more are unemployed. The Labor Department reported Thursday that 1.19 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week in state programs, a decline from previous weeks but still a sign that the economy is showing little sign of improving.
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