'Now is the time for us to come together,' wrote Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows sent a letter to Congress on Sunday, urging Republican and Democratic lawmakers to"immediately" move forward with legislation to allow the government to spend unused funds from the Paycheck Protection Program, which was approved as part of the CARES Act in March.
The letter from the Trump administration officials came amid ongoing negotiations over another round of economic stimulus to address the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mnuchin and Meadows are spearheading those talks on behalf of the White House. Meanwhile, Republicans and Democrats remain at odds over a range of funding priorities as well as the overall price tag of a new stimulus package.
"Now is the time for us to come together and immediately vote on a bill to allow us to spend the unused Paycheck Protection Program funds while we continue to work toward a comprehensive package," Mnuchin and Meadows wrote in the final paragraph of the one-page letter.Newsweek subscription offers > Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speak to members of the press after a meeting at the office of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi at the Capitol on August 7 in Washington, D.C.The two officials attempted to place the bulk of the blame for the impasse in negotiations on Democrats, who control the House of Representatives.
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