Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have once again renewed negotiations for a final coronavirus relief package just weeks before the 2020 US elections, but Republicans in Congress aren’t buying the hype on the long-elusive deal. “Well,” Mitch McConnell told reporters on Capitol Hill on Thursday, “I’m wishing […]
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Pelosi, Mnuchin Return To Stimulus Negotiation
Share Tweet Share Share Share Print Email With just 36 days until the presidential election, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are still trying to iron out the details of a compromise coronavirus stimulus plan. CNBC reported Pelosi and Mnuchin spoke for 50 minutes Tuesday morning (Sept. […]
Mnuchin and Pelosi Revive Hope for Aid Talks
Here’s what you need to know: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifying before the Senate on Thursday.Credit…Pool photo by Drew Angerer Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday that he and Speaker Nancy Pelosi agreed to resume talks on another economic relief package amid concerns that the recovery will soon sputter […]
The Finance 202: Mnuchin, Kudlow split points to leadership vacuum behind coronavirus stimulus stalemate
Up the street that afternoon, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow left a different impression. “I don’t think the V-shaped recovery depends on the package, but I do think a targeted package could be a great help,” Kudlow told reporters at the White House. The mixed signals from within the […]