Pelosi and Mnuchin continue talks on economic aid to offset coronavirus hit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke on Friday morning, Pelosi’s spokesman said, as negotiations continued over an economic relief package to help offset economic shocks from the coronavirus.

Pelosi and Mnuchin, who is handling negotiations for President Donald Trump’s Republican administration, are seeking to come to an agreement on an aid package as the outbreak continues to grow in the United States.