Pelosi Says No Action on Airline Aid Without Bigger Stimulus
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Oct. 8 there could be no action on a stand-alone bill to aid airlines or any other sector of the economy without an agreement with the White House and Republicans on a broader economic stimulus package.
October 8, 2020Oil Drops With Rising US Supplies Adding to Stimulus Concern
Oil held onto losses after U.S. government data showed the first crude stockpile gain in four weeks, adding to concerns over a demand recovery with stimulus talks in limbo.
October 7, 2020Pelosi, Mnuchin Talk Airline Aid After Trump Nixes Big Stimulus
Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled openness to a standalone airline relief bill in a telephone conversation with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on the morning of Oct. 7 after President Donald Trump pulled his negotiators from broader stimulus talks.
October 7, 2020Trump Tells Team to Stop Stimulus Talks, Halting Months of Negotiations
President Donald Trump told his negotiators to stop talks with Democratic leaders on a fiscal stimulus package, hours after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s strongest call yet for greater spending to shore up the economic recovery.
October 6, 2020Powell Again Warns of Weak US Recovery Without Enough Aid
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned of a weak U.S. recovery without sufficient government aid and said providing too much stimulus wouldn’t be a problem.
October 6, 2020Stimulus Talks Grind On; No Deal Yet Despite Trump Urging
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin engaged in another round of stimulus talks Oct. 5 with no sign they are close to deal, despite the urging of President Donald Trump to get it done.
October 5, 2020Pelosi Optimistic on Relief, Says Trump’s Illness Alters Dynamic
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said negotiations on a new stimulus with the White House will press ahead and President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis might change the tenor of the talks by emphasizing the seriousness of the pandemic.
October 2, 2020Pelosi, Mnuchin Still Far Apart on Virus Stimulus Deal
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told top Democrats Oct. 1 that she’s skeptical of getting a deal for a new economic stimulus in negotiations with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, according to two House Democratic officials.
October 1, 2020American, United to Lay Off 32,000 as Aid Talks Drag On
American Airlines Group Inc. and United Airlines Holdings Inc. will start laying off thousands of employees as scheduled, spurning Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s appeal for a delay as he negotiates with Congress over an economic relief plan that includes payroll support for U.S. carriers.
October 1, 2020Mnuchin Says There Is Still No Agreement on Fiscal Stimulus
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said there’s still no agreement on a fresh fiscal stimulus package after he met for about 90 minutes with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
September 30, 2020