“I don’t think the Democrats are moving,” Sen. Ted Cruz says on the DC stimulus battle. “In my opinion, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer have made a political determination that it is in their best interest to maximize economic pain” ahead of the election.
"However, at some point, the public is going to have to see why $2.2 or now $2.4 trillion dollars is necessary," Pelosi added. "The president's denial of the virus and just resistance to doing anything to crush it has made matters worse ... So we may need more money than that. And we will reveal what that is in a short period of time."
Pelosi has previously said that House Democrats would not leave Washington for re-election efforts until making a move on stimulus measures. As the coronavirus continues to spread across the U.S.,this month failed to advance a $500 billion aid package over Democratic objections that it was inadequate because it did not include state and local government relief and food assistance, among other things.
"I think we have a chance to get something done and we want to," Pelosi said. "What we will be putting forth is an offer to say, now let us negotiate within a time frame and a dollar amount to get the job done to put money in people's pockets, to honor our heroes and to crush the virus."
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