Second Stimulus Check Update: McConnell Warns GOP Against Striking Deal With Pelosi – By Danielle Ong (IB Times) / Oct 20 2020
- McConnell warned fellow Republicans not to strike a deal with Pelosi on a new stimulus bill
- He said the House speaker was “not negotiating in good faith”
- The Senate majority leader also said a potential agreement could negatively affect their plan to confirm Judge Barrett to Supreme Court
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday warned fellow Republican senators against striking a deal with House Speaker Nany Pelosi on a coronavirus stimulus package before the Nov. 3 election.
McConnell allegedly made the remarks during a closed-door Senate GOP lunch on Tuesday. According to four people familiar with the situation, McConnell was concerned that Pelosi was “not negotiating in good faith” and that any deal reached could negatively affect their plans to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, The Washington Post reported.
His comments come after Pelosi’s office revealed she and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin inched closer to an agreement following a 45-minute call on Tuesday. Drew Hammill, the House Speaker’s spokesman, said both Pelosi and Mnuchin called for input from committee chairs to help resolve differences on a handful of spending issues.
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