Pelosi's rejection of an airlines bailout during mass layoffs comes amid a whirlwind of confusion among those in Washington over the state of stimulus negotiations after contradictory remarks from the president, who's position on the matter appears to change daily.
for Mnuchin, Pelosi and Republicans to come to a consensus on any sort of pandemic-related aid.
Further sowing confusion, Trump on Thursday morning told Fox Business:"I shut down talks two days ago because they weren't working out. Now, they're starting to work out." "Come here tomorrow, we're going to be talking about the 25th Amendment," Pelosi told reporters without going into detail. She later told Bloomberg News that Trump is in"an altered state right now."
Pelosi made clear Thursday that she will not go along with any piecemeal legislation, something she also told Mnuchin by phone on Wednesday. Democrats continue to push for the $2.2 trillion proposal the House approved last week. The White House has offered a topline of $1.6 trillion, and Senate Republicans largely remain opposed to anything north of $1 trillion.
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