As 25 million people prepare for the expiration of expanded pandemic unemployment assistance, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows attempted to push back against speculation that out-of-work Americans would face gaps in the assistance they receive.
relief bill, which is expected to be unveiled early in the coming week. Mnuchin previewed details of the legislation for reporters Thursday, which includes a second round of direct payments to Americans, but continued discussion among the GOP caucus delayed the package through the weekend. The chief of staff said that the pair will again spend part of the day at the Capitol on Sunday working on the legislation.
Meadows maintained that the administration's attention is fixed on long-term solutions, saying that he was"hopeful" the administration may have"very good news on the therapeutic and vaccine front ... in the next couple of days." "You talked earlier about 'compelling evidence' of any voter fraud as it relates to mail-in ballots, I would have to disagree with that," Meadows said.MORE: Months away from Election Day, Democrats show signs of outpacing Republicans in mail voting
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