Mnuchin: Republicans and Democrats Are ‘Very Far Apart’ on Reaching Stimulus Deal
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin revealed on Wednesday Republicans and Democrats are struggling with negotiations over the next coronavirus relief bill. Speaking to reporters alongside President Donald Trump at the…
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin revealed on Wednesday Republicans and Democrats are struggling with negotiations over the next coronavirus relief bill.
Speaking to reporters alongside President Donald Trump at the White House, Mnuchin claimed the two parties are nowhere near reaching an agreement.
“As of now, we’re very far apart. Because of that, the president and we have discussed a short term extension to UI and the evictions so that we have some period to negotiate before this runs out,” Mnuchin said.
Trump chimed in emphasizing the administration’s goal to take care of Americans.
“We want to work on the evictions so people don’t get evicted. You work on the payments to the people and the rest of it, we’re so far apart we don’t care,” Trump said.
He added, “We really don’t care. We want to take care of the people.”
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Trump accused Democrats of not “taking care” of the American people.
“They’re not making the payments. They’re not making them high enough. The Democrats are not taking care of the people,” Trump said.
Both Republicans and Democrats pushed back against the $1 trillion coronavirus relief proposal introduced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), as IJR previously reported.