Pelosi Thinks The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Is ‘Just A Down Payment’

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks to the press after the House passed a $2 trillion stimulus bill, on March 27, 2020, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. - The House approved by a voice vote a $2.2 trillio... US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks to the press after the House passed a $2 trillion stimulus bill, on March 27, 2020, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. - The House approved by a voice vote a $2.2 trillion rescue package, the largest economic stimulus package in American history, to aid a US economy and health care system battered by the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN / AFP) (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) expressed that the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill President Trump signed off on isn’t enough to combat the coronavirus outbreak, during an interview on CNN Sunday morning.

After saying that Trump’s “denial” early in the crisis was “deadly,” Pelosi told CNN’s Jake Tapper that she shares a similar sentiment with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) in reaction to the stimulus bill. Cuomo said he was “shocked” that the bill was “irresponsible” in addressing both his state and New York City’s needs as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases continues to climb.

Pelosi agreed that more needs to be done beyond the bill Trump just signed, which she thinks was “just a down payment.”

“We had in the House bill $200 billion — the final bill was 150,” Pelosi said. “Neither amount was enough, because again, every single day the need grows.”

Pelosi added that she’s spoken to Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and asked him to “do much more” because they have even more authority to do so since the passage of the bill.

Pelosi then urged the passage of another bill that meets the need “more substantially,” citing other issues that need to addressed regarding personal protective equipment, OSHA rules protecting workers, family and medical leave, and pensions.

The House Speaker also said that the bill’s classification of Washington, D.C. as a “territory” was “really cruel” due to how it received several hundred million dollars less in funding.

“Again, the states, the municipalities, hospitals, and other health-serving institutions, need more resources. It’s so self-evident,” Pelosi said, before saying that she understands Cuomo’s anger given how her home state of California also has “big needs.”

“Why should the states and why should these hospitals be having questions about whether they’re going to meet the needs — life and death needs?” Pelosi said.

Watch Pelosi’s remarks below:

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  1. Stay safe, Madame.

  2. Dems should never have supported this massive giveaway bill — Trump’s fat cat buddies now have what they want – practically unlimited, unaccountable accesss to trillions of federal dollars, while the real, pressing needs of average americans (especially those in DC) go unattended.

  3. While the classification of D.C. as a ‘territory’, may be technically correct, it is also an in-your-face expression of bigotry.

    Disgusting people in the GOP (Confirmations #345,789)

  4. The speaker, as usual, is entirely correct. There’s no way a one-shot infusion of public capital will jump-start this economy. The only so-called experts saying that we’re about to enter the puppies and rainbows phase are those in the White House. Someone needs to shake Americans out of their slumber. This will be a long slog and it’s not a “hoax.”

    awaken

  5. It was amazing on Press The Meat watching the highly assimilated Dr. Birx shred what miniscule portion of her reputation that hadn’t already died.

    ETTD.

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