Pelosi slams GOP, says $1.3 trillion in coronavirus relief not enough
By Juliegrace Brufke - 08/28/20 07:18 PM EDT
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday rejected a White House offer for a $1.3 trillion coronavirus relief bill, saying the latest proposal from the GOP falls well short of what is needed to help Americans weather the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pelosi said in a "dear colleague" letter to members of her caucus that she does not support anything less than the $2.2 trillion package proposed by Democrats. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows had floated the $1.3 trillion figure earlier in the day, saying President Trump would back it. The figure was up from the Senate GOP’s proposal of $1.1 trillion.
“As the virus and the accompanying economic crisis devastate lives and livelihoods, Senate Republicans and the White House continue to display their contempt for science and their contempt for state and local government,†Pelosi wrote Friday.
“Yesterday, when I spoke with the White House, they made clear that they still do not comprehend the needs of the American people as lives and livelihoods are overwhelmed by the virus and its economic consequences," she added.
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