Stimulus Talks Remain Stalled, House Told No Votes Expected
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The chance that there will be a quick end to the stalemate over a new stimulus bill diminished on Oct. 12, with members of the House being told not to expect any action this week.
President Donald Trump’s administration last week offered a $1.8 trillion stimulus bill to counter Democrats’ offers, while Trump himself again prodded Congress into acting on a new stimulus bill in the midst of Supreme Court hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are expected to speak more this week as they attempt to come to some kind of accord. Over the weekend, Pelosi rejected the White House’s latest offer, prompting Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Oct. 11 to call on Congress to pass a bill that authorizes the use of additional Payment Protection Program funds for small businesses in the meantime.
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