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U.S. House Speaker Pelosi voices optimism about passing coronavirus aid bill

September 11, 2020

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday said she was optimistic about Congress passing coronavirus relief legislation before the Nov. 3 presidential election. The U.S. Senate on Thursday killed a Republican bill that would have provided around $300 billion in new coronavirus aid, as Democrats seeking far more funding – around $3 trillion – prevented it from advancing. Pelosi said she was proud to see Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer “reject that terrible skinny bill to a massive problem that we have.”