Pelosi Defends Rejection of White House’s $1.8 Trillion Package, Supporting Smaller One

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks about stalled congressional talks with the Trump administration on the latest pandemic relief during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Aug. 13, 2020. Sarah Silbiger/Reuters

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday said she wants to attach a CCP virus bill to a spending package to avoid a government shutdown later in the month.

“That would be a hope, because that is the vehicle leaving the station,” Pelosi said in a news conference. “We would want a big, strong vote.”