Democrats Prepare New Relief Proposal

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is readying a new, scaled-down package on coronavirus aid that would include assistance to airlines, restaurants and small businesses, the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Democratic aides said Mrs. Pelosi was aiming for a price tag of around $2.4 trillion, down from the $3.5 trillion bill that Democrats passed in May, but in the range of what Mrs. Pelosi has said she would be willing to move to in negotiations with the White House and Republicans.”