Pelosi: Democrats Likely Won’t Pass Less Than $2 Trillion Stimulus Deal

White House continues to apply pressure on deal

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Aug. 1, 2020. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday suggested Democrats will not accept anything that costs less than about $2 trillion on a COVID-19 stimulus deal.

“When we go into a negotiation it’s about the allocation of the resources,” she told reporters in Washington. “But it’s hard to see how we can go any lower when you only have greater needs.”