The White House threatened Wednesday to act on its own to provide coronavirus relief, after another day of talks with Democrats yielded no agreement.
, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told reporters the sides had "no agreement."
Congress and the Trump administration have struggled to strike an aid agreement after the enhanced unemployment benefits and a moratorium on evictions from federally-backed housing expired in late July. Millions of Americans still unable to find workIn a CNN interview after Wednesday's meeting, Meadows said Presidentwould take executive action to extend both extra jobless benefits and the eviction moratorium if Democrats and the White House fail to strike a deal.
On Tuesday, the Trump administration team offered to extend extra federal unemployment insurance into December at $400 per week, NBC News and Politico reported. The White House had floated keeping the previous $600 a week benefit for a week while negotiators hashed out a broader deal. Senate Republicans have proposed a plan that would set the insurance at $200 per week through September, then change the benefit to 70% wage replacement.
Mnuchin and Meadows also offered to extend the eviction moratorium into December, the news outlets said. Democrats cut their request for U.S. Postal Service funding to $10 billion from $25 billion, according to the reports. The four negotiators also met with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Wednesday. Schumer said they had a "heated discussion" about ensuring efficient mail delivery when millions of Americans cast their ballots by mail in November during the coronavirus pandemic.
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