Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he presented the administration’s $916 billion plan in a conversation with House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat. Lawmakers enacted $3 trillion in Covid-19 aid earlier this year but have not been able to agree on fresh relief since April. There had been no public proposals from the administration since the election, which Republican President Donald Trump lost. Earlier on Tuesday, Pelosi said she supported including another round of $1,200 direct payments for Americans in the next package of coronavirus relief. McConnell has been pushing a smaller $500 billion measure and has said Trump would sign that.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 09, 2020 01:30 UTC