U.S. Faces Last Chance to Salvage Stimulus Deal as House Returns
- Last legislative session before election sees time running out
- Moderate Democrats face challenge asking Pelosi for vote
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin opened this month by saying that despite the stalemate over Covid-19 relief funding, the Trump administration and Congress could agree on one thing: a stimulus package was needed.
That hasn’t produced serious negotiations, however, and prospects for a relief bill before the November election are dwindling fast.