The top Democrats in the U.S. Congress and White Home negotiators on Monday said they had actually made progress in talks on a new coronavirus relief costs, though the administration said President Donald Trump might act alone if no offer is reached.
An essential sticking point remains what to do about the $600- per-week enhanced unemployment benefit, a key lifeline for the 10s of countless Americans tossed out of work during the pandemic, which ended on Friday.
” We’re making some development on particular issues, moving closer together,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told press reporters after Monday’s talks. “There are a lot of problems that are still impressive. I believe there is a desire to get something done as quickly as we can.”
Mr. Schumer, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows invested about 2 hours in talks on Capitol Hill. Mnuchin reported “a little bit of development” in the talks.
” We’re open to a bigger package if we can reach an agreement,” Mnuchin informed reporters. Meadows later on shot down that concept.
Congressional Democrats and Republicans remain far apart on next moves, with Dem