Pelosi Says Congress Should Skip Break to Get Stimulus Deal Done

House is currently scheduled to adjourn in early October
Jared Kushner said deal might not come until after election

Nancy Pelosi speaks on the phone as she walks through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 15.Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg

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By Billy House and Erik Wasson

September 15, 2020 at 3:03 PM UTC

Updated on

September 15, 2020 at 5:43 PM UTC

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Congress should stay in session until lawmakers and the White House get an agreement on another coronavirus stimulus package, something that’s looked increasingly distant amid partisan battling.

“We are committed to staying here until we have an agreement,” Pelosi said Tuesday on CNBC. “We are optimistic that the White House at least will understand that we have to do something.”