Pelosi: Trump hasn't endorsed House coronavirus response measure | TheHill - The Hill

Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiThe Hill's Morning Report - Trump takes unexpected step to stem coronavirus House Democrats unveil coronavirus economic response package Trump restricts travel from Europe to fight spread of coronavirus MORE said Thursday that the Trump administration has not endorsed sweeping legislation to address the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, a bill headed to the House floor later in the day.

“We have had ongoing conversations about it. We will be bringing the bill to the floor,” she said as she left a briefing with public health officials in the Capitol basement. “We’ve given a good deal of time for them to review the package, and we’ll go from there.”

Pelosi has been in talks for days with Treasury Secretary Steven MnuchinSteven Terner MnuchinHouse Democrats unveil coronavirus economic response package Democrats push for paid leave in coronavirus response House Democrats jam GOP with coronavirus bill MORE in search of a bipartisan deal that could pass through both chambers of Congress.

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The Democrats released their proposal late Wednesday, but it remains unclear if Republicans in the White House or on Capitol Hill will jump on board.

Pelosi said the question about bipartisan support is “premature” given that the House bill was unveiled less than 12 hours ago. The House will charge forward regardless of the Republicans’ position, she said.

“We’re bringing the bill to the floor,” she emphasized.

A Pelosi aide, Drew Hammill, tweeted that the Speaker and Mnuchin spoke early Thursday about language recommendations from the administration for the measure.

.@SpeakerPelosi spoke with Secretary Mnuchin this morning at 8:24 a.m. They spoke for 16 minutes about language recommendations from the Administration for the introduced #FamiliesFirst bill.

— Drew Hammill (@Drew_Hammill) March 12, 2020

Both the House and Senate are scheduled to leave Washington for a week-long recess.

--This report was updated at 9:15 a.m.

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