New Pelosi letter to colleagues on covid relief talks: "This proposal amounted to one step forward, two steps back. When the President talks about wanting a bigger relief package, his proposal appears to mean that he wants more money at his discretion to grant or withhold..."
"At this point, we still have disagreement on many priorities, and Democrats are awaiting language from the Administration on several provisions as the negotiations on the overall funding amount continue. ... the Trump proposal is insufficient in meeting families’ needs."
Of course Pelosi isn't the only one who has probs.
R's are very wary of the pricetag.
AND, there's language expanding ACA tax credits that some R's view as a poison pill bc of concerns related to Hyde Amendment (taxpayer-funded abortion) -- Dems contend this is a non-issue
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KY Senate debate under way, immediately heated on coronavirus response.
McGrath accuses McConnell of "absolute dereliction of duty" in failing to pass new bill … "Instead of doing that he is trying to ram through a Supreme Court nominee.”
McConnell: "We’ve been negotiating trying to put something reasonable together. .. It’s pretty clear to me that her party doesn’t want to get a solution ... The speaker has been totally unreasonable and not interested in getting an outcome as we’ve tried and tried and tried."
McGrath: “The House passed a bill in May and the Senate went on vacation.”
McConnell (chuckles): “Nobody went on vacation. … The challenge here was the speaker was simply unwilling to cooperate.”
McConnell says Pelosi-Mnuchin talks “Went on and on and on for months.” (#truth)
Pelosi is about to be appearing on The View, where it is Joy's bday! Per the teaser, Joy will be unwrapping a "very special president"!
*present
Pelosi has not come on yet but meanwhile I am enjoying the banter with Whoopi announcing we are living in "cuckoo-crazy time"
Pelosi on latest Trump tweets
"It’s hard to see any clear sane path on what he’s doing but the fact is he saw the political downside of his statement of walking away from the negotiations ... He’s rebounding from a terrible mistake he made yesterday."
Pelosi on MSNBC rn -- she is keeping her mask on for the interview, which is not something I've seen her do in many previous tv hits where she pulls her mask down to speak.
Pelosi notes she tested negative on Friday (as we knew); says she got tested again today but hasn't gotten the results
Asked in this intvu, Pelosi continues to resist any kind of mandatory or routine testing for members or staff -- while saying she herself will now be getting tested regularly, and insisting it's available for those who need on Cap Hill
Pelosi says she has CR deal with Mnuchin to keep government funded
This CR deal to avert a gov't shutdown expected to pass House tonight.
What a turnaround from Friday night when talks collapsed, and yesterday when Pelosi released a partisan bill! For those few who are paying attention to this!
The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus is releasing a $1.5 trillion proposal this am aimed at restarting covid relief talks. Includes new $1,200 checks to individuals; SNAP plus-up and rental assistance; $500b for cities and states …
The UI piece would extend benefits at $600 weekly, up to but not exceeding 100 percent of an individual's previous wage, through January.
States would have an 8-week transition period to get this in place, during which people would get $450 a week.
The proposal includes automatic boosters or reducers based on covid hospitalization metrics and vaccine progress.
The overall cost could increase by $400b by extending UI and more stimulus checks -- or decrease by $200b by reducing PPP, state&local, and rental assistance.