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Coronavirus Special Report: COVID-19 aid talks still stalled

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, spoke by phone with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Thursday about a coronavirus relief package. Their talks appeared to go nowhere.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, spoke by phone with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Thursday about a coronavirus relief package. Their talks appeared to go nowhere. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Jason Dick and Evan Campbell
Posted August 27, 2020 at 5:53pm

In tonight’s episode, CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman looks at how a phone call between Speaker Nancy Pelosi and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows highlights the disagreements between Democrats and Republicans over the next round of COVID-19 aid. Then, Emily Kopp discusses why the Food and Drug Administration will hold a public meeting of outside experts on COVID-19 vaccines on October 22nd.

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