Negotiations Remain Stalled After Trump’s Moves on COVID-19 Relief

Trump, Democrats remain open to negotiations

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) heads to a meeting on the CCP virus relief bill at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Aug. 4, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

As talks on a COVID-19 relief deal remain stalled as of Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called on the White House and top Republicans to come to an agreement.

“Democrats remain ready to return to the table,” Schumer said, adding that Democrats in Congress “need Republicans to meet us halfway,” he said on the floor of the Senate. “We’re ready.”