There isn't likely to be a sweeping stimulus bill two months from an election. The real deadline to watchGovernment funding runs out in 22 days. That means -- at this point-- both sides agree it's a bad idea to attach a stimulus bill negotiation to a straightforward spending bill. Both Pelosi and Mnuchin have to agree on the length of the funding bill. Meanwhile, Republicans have pitched a shorter-term bill that would just push off negotiations until sometime after the election.

Source: CNN September 08, 2020 13:52 UTC