House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats remain at odds with Republicans and the White House as they continue to fight for an extension of $600 weekly unemployment for Americans in the latest COVID-19 stimulus bill.
Aug. 2 (UPI) — Democrats and Republicans in Congress remain at an impasse with each other and members of the Trump administration as they work to negotiate another round of stimulus in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday told ABC NewsThis Week that the sides remain unable to agree on whether $600 unemployment benefits that expired late in July should be extended or reduced to a plan that would lower that total to $200.
« We have been for the $600. They have a $200 proposal, which does not meet the needs of America’s working families, » Pelosi said, after saying that President Donald Trump is standing in the way of the stimulus package being passed.
« It’s a condescension quite, frankly, » she added. « Because they’re saying, ‘They really don’t need it; they’re just staying home because they make more money at $600.’ So the idea that they made a proposal is really not actually factual. »
Pelosi echoed comments made by House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer, saying that Democrats may eventually be willing to adjust the rate of unemployment benefits but said they remained committed to the $600 plan currently.
