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Democrats’ asks come in response to Mnuchin request for $250 billion more for small business relief
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Wednesday called for hundreds of billions of dollars for hospitals, state and local governments, and food stamp recipients in response to the Trump administration’s urgent request for $250 billion more for small businesses.
“The heartbreaking acceleration of the coronavirus crisis demands bold, urgent and ongoing action from Congress to protect Americans’ lives and livelihoods,” Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a joint statement.
Their list of demands came a day after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called on Congress to swiftly approve an additional $250 billion to supplement a $349 billion small business loan program that’s been swamped by implementation issues and overwhelming demand.
The small business program was part of the $2 trillion relief package enacted late last month to try stanch the economic blood-letting caused by the coronavirus, which has brought commerce around much of the country to a stand-still. Unemployment claims have skyrocketed and many businesses have shuttered.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) wants to pass the $250 billion small business increase on Thursday in a quick Senate session. Doing so, without calling the entire Senate back to Washington in the midst of the pandemic, would require agreement from all senators. That gives Democrats leverage to make demands of their own.