After Trump and GOP senators testing +, PELOSI now wearing mask for her TV interview. Usually she does not wear one
She says she was tested again today but no results back yet
Pelosi last tested negative on Friday
Pelosi pushes back on those calling for mandatory rapid testing on Capitol Hill:
"You want to have the testing for those who need it"
She says she has not regularly been tested in past because she has not exhibited symptoms and wears a mask
Pelosi says "most" people on Capitol Hill who tested positive for COVID "did not get the virus at the Capitol. It was in other encounters, including at the White House."
NEW: PELOSI, second in line to presidency after Pence, has tested NEGATIVE again today for COVID-19. She also tested neg on Friday
Trump's actions come on SAME DAY that Fed Chair Powell warned of downward econ spiral of layoffs, recession without further coronavirus aid thehill.com/policy/finance…
On conf call with House Dems, PELOSI suggests she is making progress w/MNUCHIN on COVID talks but few details
HOYER reminds members that they will get 24 hour heads up to return to DC if a deal comes together this week.
Hoyer says if there is a deal late this week, House would come back next week to vote on COVID relief package
If a deal comes together by the end of the week, it could take a few more days to draft, pushing us into next week, @LeaderHoyer tells rank and file Ds
With Trump and the Senate crippled by coronavirus, I can’t help but think back to this day, Jan. 24, when top CDC, NIH and State Dept officials held emergency briefing for all senators on the threat of coronavirus
Hindsight is 20/20 but there were lots of warning signs that day
GOP senators, inc @SenRickScott and @HawleyMO, emerged from that Jan. 24 Covid briefing warning that US should not trust what China was saying about the virus, but ...
NEWS: HOYER on Dem Caucus call tells rank and file that while Covid relief negotiations continue, he’s planning to bring $2.2at HEROES 2.0 to the floor TODAY, per source on call
But Hoyer told members to keep Thurs and Fri flexible, which indicates they believe a deal is within reach.
NEW: House Democrats unveil their pared-down Heroes Act covid relief package, which comes in at price tag of $2.2 trillion. TEXT here: appropriations.house.gov/sites/democrat…