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Pelosi announces deal with Trump administration to pass coronavirus emergency legislation

2020-03-14

[WASHINGTONEXAMINER] House Speaker Nancy San Fran Nan Pelosi
Congresswoman-for-Life from the San Francisco Bay Area, born into a family of professional politicians. On-again-off-again Speaker of the House. It's not her fault when they lose, but it's her accomplishment when they win. Noted for her heavily botoxed grimace and occasional senior... uhhh... moments...
said Friday evening that she had reached a deal with the Trump administration to pass a coronavirus
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
economic package, ending an intense weeklong series of negotiations. The House is expected to vote and pass the legislation later Friday night.

The earliest a bill could be signed into law is Monday, when the Senate returns.

"We are proud to have reached an agreement with the Administration to resolve outstanding challenges, and now will soon pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act," Pelosi wrote in a letter to fellow wardheelers.

"This legislation is about testing, testing, testing," she wrote.

The legislation is meant to help people whose lives or jobs have been upended by the epidemic by providing benefits for idled workers, added food stamp funding, and boosted unemployment insurance. It also would increase coronavirus testing and give states funding for healthcare.

Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who led the administration's efforts, spoke 13 times over the course of the day regarding the deal, most recently at 5:48 p.m. on Friday evening, according to Pelosi front man Drew Hammill.

Earlier Friday, President Trump said there was no deal.

"We just don't think they're giving enough," Trump said during a news conference at the White House on the pandemic.

Trump said his administration, led by Mnuchin, was still negotiating with the Democrats, led by Pelosi.

"We could have something, but we don't think they're giving enough. They're not doing what's right for the country," Trump said when asked about the coronavirus economic package.

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