‘There is no standalone bill without a bigger bill,’ said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, rejecting an additional airline aid without a larger COVID-19 relief package
In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Pelosi also expressed confidence that she and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will be able to reach an agreement on the amount of aid in new legislation to “crush” COVID-19 cases, which are still rampant in the United States.
During a 40-minute conversation between Pelosi and Mnuchin later in the day, the two officials “focused on determining whether there is any prospect of an imminent agreement on a comprehensive bill. The Secretary made clear the President’s interest in reaching such an agreement,” wrote Pelosi Deputy Chief of Staff Drew Hammill in a tweet.
Besides helping struggling U.S. airlines, they want to deliver another round of $1,200 direct payments to Americans.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, at a news conference in his home state of Kentucky, said another rescue package was needed but noted “vast differences” over costs. He said the looming Nov. 3 U.S. elections have made it harder to reach a bipartisan compromise.
Trump, who was diagnosed last week with COVID-19, is trailing Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in public opinion polls less than a month before the election.Slideshow All these components would make for a package with a high price tag -- possibly well beyond anything Senate Republicans would support.
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