Pelosi Rebuffs Mnuchin ‘Overture’ With Relief Talks in Limbo
- House speaker says White House hasn’t budged from position
- Treasury secretary pushes for smaller stimulus package
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she rebuffed an “overture” from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to restart talks on a new round of U.S. pandemic relief because the White House hadn’t budged from demands for a smaller stimulus.
But Mnuchin said it was Pelosi who refused to compromise, and the negotiations remained in limbo with no sign of the stalemate easing.