Pelosi Talks to Airline CEOs, Says Aid Should Be Part of Package

Speaker rejected narrow bill White House has proposed
Democrats holding firm to $2.2 trillion proposal in talks

WATCH: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discusses the negotiations over a stopgap spending bill to keep the government open and possible additions to support restaurants and airlines in the Democratic economic stimulus package.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Billy House and David Westin

September 18, 2020 at 12:58 PM EDT

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September 18, 2020 at 6:14 PM EDT

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke with airline and aviation union officials on Friday and said she believes there is bipartisan support for aid to the industry but only as part of a broader stimulus.

That approach is at odds with the White House, which yesterday expressed support for a narrow bill to avert thousands of layoffs when a prohibition on job cuts in the industry expires at the end of the month.

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