Trump could issue executive order on jobless benefits and evictions, says treasury secretary
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the Tresury will recommend Donald Trump use executive orders to address student loans, jobless benefits and the eviction moratorium after talks with Congressional Democrats regarding a coronavirus relief bill broke down on Friday.
"We did not make any progress today ... we discussed the same issues," Mr Mnuchin said, according to CNN's Manu Raju.
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said the Congressional Democrats "actions do not indicate" they are ready to make a deal.
Congressional Democrats were pushing for $1 trillion in relief, but the Donald Trump administration opposed.
"It was a disappointing meeting," Senator Chuck Schumer said.
According to Mr Schumer, the Democrats are willing to go as high as $2 trillion for a new stimulus, but the Trump administration was not willing to go "much above" the $1 trillion already paid out to help Americans struggling during the coronavirus.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said when Mr Trump was ready to offer at least $1 trillion the Democrats would be ready to negotiate again.
As of Friday, there are no further negotiations scheduled concerning the coronavirus relief package.
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