McConnell on Pandemic Relief Deal: We Are Very, Very Far Apart
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said it appears unlikely another COVID-19 relief deal will be reached in the near future, saying that Republicans and Democrats are very far part on spending.
I think it s safe to say we re far apart, McConnell told reporters Wednesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met to make a deal. We are very, very far apart, he added.
Mnuchin and Pelosi have both expressed optimism this week about the prospect of coming to a new deal.