US stimulus chances fade as Mnuchin blames politics and closeness of election
With a deal out of reach, Republicans and Democrats fault each other for the breakdown
14 October 2020 - 23:45
Washington — The chances of Congress passing a pre-election stimulus are all but gone, as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday blamed politics for undermining the months-long negotiations.
“At this point getting something done before the election and executing on that would be difficult, just given where we are in the level of details,” Mnuchin said at the Milken Institute Global Conference...
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