McConnell Moves to Head Off Stimulus Deal as Pelosi Reports Progress

Posted on AllSides October 21st, 2020
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economic policy, economy and jobs, coronavirus, coronavirus stimulus, coronavirus relief bill, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi

Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, privately told Republican senators on Tuesday that he had warned the White House not to strike a pre-election deal with Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a new round of stimulus, moving to head off an agreement that President Trump has demanded but most in his party oppose.

Mr. McConnell’s remarks, confirmed by four Republicans familiar with them, threw cold water on Mr. Trump’s increasingly urgent push to enact a new round of pandemic aid before Election Day. They came just as Ms. Pelosi offered an...

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