House Speaker Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin reached a deal on an economic stimulus package to address the coronavirus, providing paid sick leave for workers and pumping billions of dollars to states for food programs and unemployment benefits.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin reached a deal Friday on an economic stimulus package to address the coronavirus, providing paid sick leave for workers and pumping billions of dollars to states for food programs and unemployment benefits.
A few hours later, President Trump tweeted his own endorsement. “I encourage all Republicans and Democrats to come together and VOTE YES!,” Trump wrote.The deal hit a last-minute hitch when some Republicans reportedly voiced concerns about some elements. But Trump’s support will likely sway many House Republicans, and more important, the GOP-controlled Senate, which is expected to consider the bill next week. House Democrats were moving toward approving the measure later Friday.
“The three most important parts of this bill are testing, testing, testing. This legislation facilitates free coronavirus testing for everyone who needs a test, including the uninsured,” Pelosi said Friday in an address delivered from the speaker’s balcony hallway. It is a location the speaker reserves for high-profile announcements, complete with hanging American flags, conveying a sense of seriousness.
But he left the door open slightly, saying “we could have something.” Trump didn’t specify what parts of the bill concerned him.“If we reach agreement, we’ll vote on it,” House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer told his fellow Democrats. “If not, we will vote today on our bill, which incorporates nearly all of what the administration and Republicans have requested.”
“We’ve resolved most of our differences, and those we haven’t, we’ll continue the conversation because there will obviously be other bills,” Pelosi said late Thursday. A proposal from Trump to cut payroll taxes was not included, as both parties in Congress have panned it.
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