Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he is cautiously optimistic that a Covid-19 vaccine will be proven safe and effective by the year's end. But he said that’s unlikely to happen by Election Day.
From CNN's Haley Byrd
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during a television interview at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on September 8. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slammed Senate GOP leaders for their plan to move later this week on a scaled-down coronavirus stimulus package.
“What they have is so meager that it insults the intelligence of the American people,” Pelosi said Tuesday during an interview with Bloomberg TV.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing a $500 billion measure, about half the size of Republicans’ initial offer. The bill is not expected to receive the 60 votes needed to pass, as Democrats are likely to oppose it. Democratic leaders have called instead for a $2 trillion relief package.
“It’s not in anybody’s interest for the government to be shut down. It is to be avoided at all costs,” Pelosi said.
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