Stimulus talks on the brink of collapse as two sides trade blame and are no closer to a deal. A three-hour meeting between Mnuchin and Meadows and Pelosi and Schumer yielded little progress. It’s unclear if they will meet tomorrow.
“We are very far apart - it’s most unfortunate,” Pelosi said.
Schumer: “We are very disappointed in the meeting.” Mnuchin: “I think there's a lot of issues we are close to a compromise position on and I think there's a handful of very big issues that we are still very far apart.”
Schumer: “We are very disappointed in the meeting.” Mnuchin: “I think there's a lot of issues we are close to a compromise position on and I think there's a handful of very big issues that we are still very far apart.”
The differences remain as they have been: Democrats want to do “something big,” in the words of Pelosi, and the Trump administration wants a “skinny bill,” in the words of Meadows. One of the biggest sticking points: aid to state and local governments.
Trump called Meadows and Mnuchin three times during the meeting; the two will brief Trump tonight and decide whether to continue to engage with Dems. Mnuchin said Trump is ready to take executive action if no deal by tomorrow
Pelosi said at one point, Mark Meadows slammed his hand on the table, something that Meadows denied.
“I don’t know what she’s talking about,” Meadows
“I don’t know what she’s talking about,” Meadows
Meadows: “My frustration is that we could've passed a very skinny deal that dealt with some of the most pressing issues.” Pelosi: “When they said a skinny proposal, it was anorexic.” cnn.com/2020/08/06/pol…
