Chinanews, October 19, a comprehensive report, on October 18, local time, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, said that there are still differences with the Trump administration in negotiations on a broader new crown epidemic relief bill. .

She said that if the bill is to be passed before the election, Congressional Democrats and the White House need to reach an agreement within the next 48 hours.

  According to reports, Pelosi’s office explained to the media that by then, the Trump administration and Democrats will need to answer the outstanding questions, otherwise the bailout bill will not be reached before the election.

The picture shows Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Sha Hanting

  The US media pointed out that Pelosi's move was intended to put pressure on the Trump administration.

Taking into account the legislative procedures of the Senate and the House of Representatives, if it is still difficult for the two sides to reach agreement before October 20, the bill will be difficult to reach before the general election.

If no agreement is reached, negotiations will continue after the 20th.

  On the evening of October 17, Pelosi and Finance Minister Mnuchin once again held telephone negotiations on a new round of bailout bill.

Pelosi’s spokesperson Drew Hammill said that the conversation between the two lasted for about an hour and there was some “encouraging news” on the detection issue, “but there is still a lot of work to be done to ensure There is a comprehensive testing plan."

  Hammill also called for "The White House must make a decision to show that the government is serious about reaching a bipartisan agreement to provide the greatest demand for Americans during the new crown pandemic." He said that the two will talk again on the 19th.

  Senate Majority Leader McConnell announced on the 17th that the Senate will vote on a $500 billion Republican new crown relief bill on the 20th and 21st.

The bill will include federal unemployment benefits and another round of small business assistance under the Payroll Protection Program (PPP).

However, the Democrats are expected to prevent the passage of this bill. They hope to seek a broader rescue plan. Pelosi and Mnuchin have been negotiating for this for months.

  Since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the U.S. Congress has passed four rounds of economic stimulus plans and allocated nearly 3 trillion U.S. dollars, but many aids including unemployment insurance have expired in early August.

The US media quoted analysis as saying that if the two parties fail to reach an agreement on a new round of economic stimulus plan in the near future, it may cause the US economy to decline again in the fourth quarter.