House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says there is “real optimism” that Congress can reach a coronavirus stimulus deal “in the next few hours.”
Democrats had taken particular issue with the potential conditions imposed on ailing corporations that receive aid from a pool of $500 billion in taxpayer money. On Tuesday, Pelosi said "things like a $500 billion slush fund are really insulting."
The speaker said she was encouraged by the Trump administration agreeing to add more oversight to the funding pool, which she called a "big change."Congress has faced enormous pressure to rescue the economy and health care system as patients overwhelm hospitals, workers get laid off and businesses small and large suffer. If lawmakers can come to an agreement on a stimulus package, it would be the third proposal they have passed to respond to the pandemic raging across the U.S.
, while at least 593 people have died from it, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.applied more pressure to Congress on Tuesday morning. In a tweet, he said "Congress must approve the deal, without all the nonsense, today." "The longer it takes, the harder it will be to start up our economy. Our workers will be hurt!" he wrote.
Senate Democrats blocked Republican efforts to move legislation forward twice on Sunday and Monday, sparking a level of anger rarely seen on the Senate floor.
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