A new report revealed on Wednesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have been discussing a new coronavirus relief package and Republicans are getting nervous.
According to Politico, Pelosi feels as if a one-time $1,200 check is not enough for Americans during this pandemic.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) expressed optimism the two sides could cut a deal — but Democrats acknowledge President Donald Trump needs to empower Mnuchin to bring everyone on board.
“Why won’t the president follow Mnuchin to negotiate and we can find a deal? If we found a deal on a 2.2 trillion package three weeks ago we can find a deal on” this, said Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.). “But we’re not going to do it unless the president is telling his team, ‘Hey sit down and negotiate.'”
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Regardless, Republicans are nervous that Pelosi will come up with an agreement with Mnuchin.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi “has a lot of whole other demands. I know that Secretary Mnuchin is negotiating with her. And that’s all well and good,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said in an interview this Wednesday. “It’s still got to pass the Senate. And I think there are a lot of Republicans that are going to have a lot of questions of whatever the secretary and the speaker agree to. Just because they agreed to it, it’s not a done deal.”
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