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Pelosi: House Can't Go Home Without Passing COVID Relief

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House Speaker Pelosi doesn't reveal much new in her weekly press conference but reinforces that she and fellow Democrats are willing to do a deal with Republicans on a sub-$1trn COVID stimulus package.
  • Repeats that a COVID relief bill will go with an omnibus spending package (once extended, the gov't funding bill will have to be passed by Dec 18); hopes it will come together shortly - says can accept a smaller "emergency supplemental" package vs their previous demands because things have changed, as Pres Biden will be inaugurated "in under 1,000 hours".
  • Says House can't leave for the holidays without passing relief legislation . Notes lawmakers have worked past Christmas previously.
  • On liability protection for businesses, "can't go near" what McConnell is putting forth.

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