Pelosi Calls Trump Plan ‘One Step Forward, Two Steps Back’
- Mnuchin, Pelosi expected to continue talks over weekend
- Key differences remain on health spending, state and local aid
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President Donald Trump scrapped fiscal stimulus talks this week after failing to swing Senate Republicans behind a package Democrats could support. With negotiations back on, the obstacles are just as daunting, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi termed Trump’s latest offer “insufficient.”
Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin head into weekend negotiations with the top-line number for relief fast approaching the $2 trillion level that many Senate Republicans say they cannot accept.