Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) expressed optimism Friday that the parties will come together to secure a coronavirus relief package before Congress leaves Washington for the winter holidays.
Addressing reporters in the Capitol, the Speaker said party negotiators still have a number of disagreements to iron out to win such an agreement, but indicated the sides are making steady progress and all but guaranteed that a bipartisan deal will be sealed in the coming days.
“We’ll take the time we need and we must get it done,” Pelosi said. “We cannot leave without it.”
Pelosi had spoken Thursday with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) seeking a strategy for passing both an emergency COVID-19 bill and legislation to fund the government and prevent a shutdown. Both sides emerged from that discussion in agreement that the two bills should be lumped together for the sake of expediency — a message Pelosi amplified on Friday.
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there’s only ONE reason why the stimulus was not passed up until now – PELOSI
the DemocRATS didn’t care about the American citizens so they didn’t pass any help for them – the Republicans were ready to GIVE to the American people but were held up by Pelosi, Schumer, Nadler and Co.
You are correct but try to explain this to the average ignorant citizen who knows all about sports and movie stars but has no idea about what is going on the real world.
you don’t post comments you don’t like just like all the other tweets
She looks good in orange, anyone know some good bars? 🙂
Bla bla bla. All talk, no do. I still never got my stinkin $1200 check.
Pelosi has already joined Hillary, Obama and Biden last year.