Super weapon. Exploring the american story. Watch American History tv this weekend on cspan3. Earlier this afternoon, House Speaker nancy pelosi and Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer gave an update on covid19 relief negotiations. Heres a look. [cameras shuttering] mr. Schumer thank you for coming. It was a disappointing meeting. We reiterated in very strong terms are offered. We came down one trillion from our number. They would go up one trillion from their top number, which was one. Top number, which was 1 trillion, so we could meet in the middle. Unfortunately, they rejected it. Muchsaid they could not go above their existing 1 trillion and that was disappointing. The bottom line is very simple. There were only really two choices. Choice one, negotiate for them. Only two choices for them, negotiate with democrats and meet us in the middle. Dont say it is your way or no way. If we can do that, we can accomplish a whole lot of things. Them r choice, is for by their own admission, not close do as good, it does not cover opening up schools, it does not cover testing, it does assistance oral elections or so many things, a long list, i could go on and on. Them again to be fair, meet us in the middle, not to have a my way or the highway attitude, which they seem to have, and get this done because there are some areas where we did not come to agreement on many things, but we narrowed our differences and saw where the other was. We are hopeful they will think about it and come back and tell us they are willing to meet us halfway. Speaker pelosi thank you, mr. Leader. As you were speaking and in these meetings i always think about the children. People ask me the three most important issues facing the congress i always say the same thing, our children, our children, our children. Ther health, the education, Economic Security of their families, a world at peace in which they can reach their fulfillment. The first four of those are in this legislation, their health. That todaypointing marks the 12 the week since we passed the heroes act. Central to it is how we can open our economy, open our School Safely and the rest. Ago, 3hat time 12 weeks. 5 Million People have been added to the list of those infected since we passed our bill. Million people and 70,000 died. At the same time, Mitch Mcconnell pushed the pause button. In a fasterted time, so many lives and livelihoods would have been saved. The health of our children depends on having access to food. For millions of Food Insecurity children in america. That is one of the places where we have a big difference. Billion dollars for food and utility costs, most of it food. They had 250,000. We are far apart, yes. Can we find common ground, yes. Can we cut back on our number . Not on the number of children fed, but the length of the legislation . Give you ano example how far apart we are and how we can make a change. Our children and their education , what is more sacred to us than children, grandchildren, to school in a safe way . Children want to go be with their friends, parents need them to go so they can go to work and Teachers Want to be honoring their vocation, teaching get our, but we cannot children sick, contrary to what the secretary of education said. Astronauts take risks, whine shouldnt children take risks that is what we are dealing with. The money overwhelmingly going to schools that were opening up. We are seeing most schools in the country are virtual or up, someome opening undecided. Difference how much money you have. It is interesting to them and they did not know that hybrid,ome virtual, some in person cost about the same amount of money. Why on earth was the president saying, unless you open up we are not giving you this money . We have a philosophical the amountas well as of money difference. Our children, their health, education, housing. Housing has such a psychological impact on children and their wellbeing. By onef families estimate, 12. 9 million families face eviction. The president may do a moratorium. It takes money. It takes money and they had to be convinced about. This takes time. There is the Economic Security of their families. Impacted byse is how much money we put out there for americas working families. Very important to this, the health, education, Economic Situation of error childrens families are the state and local governments. That is why we honor our heroes with resources that are there. Health care workers, first teachers, transportation, sanitation, food workers, who meet the needs. Whatever we do with education from the federal government is minor compared to what state and local government invest in education. You cut that, you are cutting education. You cut access millions of people will be fired. 1. 5 million have already been fired at the state and local level. Debates, it these is rooted in the wellbeing of our children. The Kitchen Table issues of their families. This is not about tax policy or whatever other kind of philosophical argument. This is about the safety net for our children, just as we have a safety net for the markets. The markets are doing well. Just forty net is not the children, it is for our whole economic system. Pay now or pay later. We have to do so much more now. This morning was disappointing. They tryare what rose to pin on it, it has a lot of thorns. 1. 8, july, it is fading. Of thee 1. 8 are because Major Investments we had made. We need to make more. Everyone tells us, pay now, pay later, pay bigger, in terms of the health, lives and livelihood and life of our democracy as the distinguished leader has referenced. This, this isbout not about negotiating or leverage. It is about meeting the needs of the american people. Can we trim back the timing . We fully expect to be able to correct all of that in a short period of time anyway. Back whend them, come youre ready to give us a higher number. Victories. Ant night we won in court, attempt on part of the republicans to challenge the proxy voting. Today in the mccann case, court 72a district in favor of standing of the case. Now that case will be heard. We were pretty happy about our court decision. I just wanted to share that with you. Now . At Speaker Pelosi perhaps you missed what i said. I said come back when you are ready to give a higher number. Them, howr we asked they talk to President Trump about this . They said yes, but we hope you change his mind. We do want to come to an agreement, very much so, but it has to be one that meets the needs of kids and not just my way or no way because we cant with that number meet the needs teachers, schools, all of these things. Even if they do, and they did not mention it, and executive will did not come up, it not be done in as good a way. You cannot do Unemployment Benefits in as good a way as you can legislatively. You cannot do a payroll tax cut which even republicans are against, if you do not do it legislatively. You cannot do Student Loans if you could if you cannot do it legislatively, because you cannot spend the money, you can only delay it. You think a Small Business person wants to pay 12 months of payroll tax at all at once six months from now . We were asking them, come back and negotiate. But realize the houses democratic, they need a majority of democratic votes in the senate. Meet us in the middle, for god sakes, do not say my way or no way. They do not want to come off their number. Speaker pelosi it is not a question of a had a good bill or we had a good bill. They had a piecemeal bill. Let me say this other thing. Republicans will support their bill for other reasons. Anever, when you have opportunity like this to do something for the american people, it is an opportunity, but we cant have it be a missed opportunity by settling for something so low, so beneath meeting the needs of the american people. Announcer and the president held a press conference from his golf club in new jersey in response to the coronavirus, the election, and talks at reaching agreement on new aid packages