White House Sees Progress on Pandemic Relief Talks, Won’t Accept Pelosi Proposal

Then-Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) at the CPAC convention in National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 28, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Tuesday said that there has been progress on COVID-19 relief talks but said that a broader proposal from Democratic members of Congress is unworkable.

“As we’ve had discussions with Democrats on Capitol Hill, as we’ve continued our discussion with Republican senators, we’re making real progress,” Meadows said in an interview. “I will say as we look at the number of things we actually agree to and the amounts of money allocated to those areas, probably the biggest stumbling block that remains is the amount of money that would go to state and local help.”