- Some top Democrats say a smaller package would be better than nothing
House lawmakers left Washington on Friday for Thanksgiving recess with no sign of progress on a new coronavirus relief package.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and President-elect Joe Biden were meeting in Wilmington, Del., later Friday to talk about their agenda. Publicly, their position has been that Republicans ought to drop their opposition to a $2 trillion-plus aid bill in the lame-duck session.