Schumer calls latest round of coronavirus relief talks most productive yet, but sides still 'not close'

Congress ended the week in a deadlock after days of negotiating the next iteration of the CARES coronavirus relief bill, allowing the $600/week unemployment boost to expire without a replacement plan in place. As a result, nearly 30 million U.S. workers will now have a lapse in their unemployment benefits. But talks continued on Saturday, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) sitting down for several hours with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.There's still nothing imminent, but the four negotiators did suggest there was a little more movement Saturday, with Schumer calling it the most productive meeting yet. "Now each side knows where they're at," he said.> After 3 hours, Mnuchin/Meadows/Pelosi/ Schumer meeting wraps.. > > Schumer tells reporters it was the most productive meeting so far, but “we’re not close yet”> > They will meet again Monday pic.twitter.com/EJIc9bVUEA> > — Ali Zaslav (@alizaslav) August 1, 2020Work will continue Sunday with staff only meetings, and Pelosi, Schumer, Mnuchin, and Meadows will meet again on Monday.More stories from theweek.com Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez picked the wrong statue to criticize Is Western Europe losing its grip on the coronavirus? Democratic congressman calls out maskless GOP colleagues after positive coronavirus test

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