“I think the president has been spreading disinformation about the virus and she is his appointee so, I don’t have confidence there, no,” Speaker Pelosi tells MarthaRaddatz when asked is she has confidence in Dr. Deborah Birx.
on the"strategic plan" necessary to combat the virus and prop up the struggling economy.
"I was surprised to hear the speaker say we don't agree on the need to kill the virus," he told"This Week" Co-anchor Martha Raddatz."We absolutely agree on the need to kill the virus."The mixed signals come as the pair are locked in negotiations on the new relief bill -- at the center of which lies a disagreement about the amount of federal aid to be offered to unemployed Americans.
Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., floated a last-minute plan on Friday to give Americans one more week at the $600 rate, but the move was dismissed by Democrats -- whose two-month-old House bill would extend it to January -- as a political stunt. Mnuchin argued Sunday on"This Week" that the move could've bridged the gap in assistance as negotiations continued.
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Birx defends herself as Pelosi accuses Trump administration of spreading disinformation on Covid-19Dr. Deborah Birx on Sunday strongly defended her record amid criticism from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that she doesn't have confidence in the White House coronavirus task force coordinator's handling of the pandemic.
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Pelosi Says She Has No Confidence In Dr. Birx, Accuses Her Of Spreading DisinformationThe comments come after Pelosi reportedly called Birx ‘the worst’ in a meeting with White House officials.
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Mnuchin pushes back on Pelosi: We need 'balance' between debt, coronavirus reliefSec. Mnuchin says Republicans “proposed a one-week extension” of $600 unemployment insurance as they “negotiate a longer term solution” and he’s “surprised that the Democrats won’t agree to that. They are insistent on having this as part of a larger deal.”
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