Pelosi Ties Airlines Aid to Broader Stimulus Bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) signaled Thursday she wouldn’t support a stand-alone airline relief bill without a broader coronavirus aid package, the latest twist in late efforts to pass more economic relief before the election.

Mrs. Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin were expected to talk Thursday about potential aid for airlines, which have been pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic.

“There is not going to be any stand-alone bill unless there is a bigger bill and it can be part of that, or it could be in addition to it,” Mrs. Pelosi said of the airline aid, in remarks to reporters.

Earlier this week, President Trumpended broader negotiations between Mrs. Pelosi and Mr. Mnuchin over a multitrillion-dollar relief package and began a push to instead pass individual relief bills, including aid for airlines and another round of direct checks to many U.S. households.