Senate Skepticism on Pre-Election Stimulus Vote Spreads to House

  • Pelosi, Mnuchin zeroing in on a near $2 trillion package
  • Many Republicans oppose giant spending, Democratic priorities

Nancy Pelosi at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 22. 

Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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The resistance among Senate Republicans to the near-$2 trillion stimulus package under negotiation between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the White House has spurred some House Democrats to oppose the idea of a pre-election vote on any bill.

Pelosi told some members of House Democratic leadership in a call Thursday that some of the party’s lawmakers have told her they don’t want to come back to the Capitol for a vote before Nov. 3 if the Senate isn’t ready to act, according to a person familiar with the conversation.