Pelosi: 'Hard to see' Dems supporting less than $2.2T in COVID aid
Source: The Hill
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday said that she's hopeful the parties will reach an agreement on the next round of coronavirus relief but suggested Democrats aren't prepared to accept anything less than her last offer - $2.2 trillion - on a deal.
"When we go into a negotiation it's about the allocation of the resources," she told reporters in the Capitol. "But it's hard to see how we can go any lower when you only have greater needs."
The comments come as both sides are voicing some optimism that, after weeks of stalled negotiations, a bipartisan deal on an emergency coronavirus bill is possible before the November elections.
President Trump on Wednesday urged congressional Republicans to accept more emergency funding - the very thing Democrats have been demanding. And Pelosi spoke by phone later in the day with the administration's chief negotiator, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, in search of a path forward. Yet the sides still appear to be far apart on the top-line spending number.
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