Democrats have insisted that much more than $1 trillion is needed for humanitarian and economic reasons. On Thursday, Ms. Pelosi doubled down on the Democrats’ position, saying that they would not agree to a stimulus package unless it provided at least $2 trillion of additional aid. Even before those numbers were released, some Republicans in Washington were already saying they hoped no additional aid would be forthcoming because of the ballooning deficit. It’s very good news for future generations,” Senator Ron Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin, said in an interview on Friday with Breitbart News. Millions of Americans remain out of work and much of the spending power from the last stimulus package has run out, including an extra $600 per week in unemployment aid.

Source: New York Times August 13, 2020 09:27 UTC