CASH CLASH

Stimulus checks worth $1,200 in doubt after Mnuchin accuses Pelosi of being ‘unwilling to meet and continue talks’

STIMULUS checks worth $1,200 are in doubt after Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of being "unwilling to meet and continue talks."

According to a statement obtained by the New York Post,Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer during a phone call Wednesday.

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“reiterated the Administration’s refusal to budge on their position on the size and scope” of the bill, Pelosi and Schumer reportedly said.

According to and : “An overture was made by Secretary Mnuchin to meet and he made clear that his televised comments from earlier today still stand."

";The White House is not budging from their position concerning the size and scope of a legislative package.”

They added: “ have compromised.

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blasted top Democrats over failed negotiations for the coronavirus stimulus bill and during the coronavirus crisis.

“The Speaker & Democratic Leader say not another dime for testing, treatments, or vaccines unless they get a huge tax cut for blue-state millionaires," he tweeted.

“Taking our health system hostage over longtime, non-COVID-related, liberal demands.

“This is a crisis. Let's govern like it.”

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