House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republicans for refusing to provide further coronavirus relief funding for states and local governments, which she called a 'significant obstacle' inside negotiations
In a letter to her Democratic colleagues on Saturday, the Democratic leader said that progress on the negotiations is"complicated by the complete disarray on the Republican side — as President Donald Trump contradicts his own negotiators and his own position."She criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republicans for refusing to provide further funding for states and local governments, which she called a"significant obstacle" inside negotiations.
"We had a productive, hour-long discussion about ways to help break the logjam between the parties, get negotiators back in the room, and help America in our response to the Covid crisis. We anticipate future meetings," a person on the call told CNN.Other members on the call were caucus co-chairs Tom Reed and Josh Gottheimer, and Reps. Dean Phillips, Abigail Spanberger, Jimmy Panetta, and Anthony Gonzalez.
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