The White House pushes a $1.8 trillion stimulus compromise plan, and both parties in Congress oppose it in unison
The Trump administration’s latest US$1.8 trillion economic stimulus proposal has been unanimously opposed by congressmen from both parties, making the United States less likely to pass a new round of stimulus plan before the November 3 election. Democratic House Speaker Pelosi said in a letter to members of the party that the Trump administration’s proposal lacks a "strategic plan to eradicate the virus," and that it has insufficient funds for state and local governments and families. Pelosi also said that the proposal gave Trump too much discretion in how to allocate funds. Pelosi hopes to restore the $600/week supplementary unemployment benefits that expired at the end of July, and allocate tens of billions of dollars to track close contacts, implement new crown pneumonia virus testing, and support vaccine development. "Right now, we still have differences on many important matters. As negotiations on the scale of relief funds continue, the Democratic Party is also ...