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Pelosi Defends Stimulus "Flip-Flop"

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On Friday, Nancy Pelosi strongly defended her decision to reject the Trump administration's $1.8 trillion stimulus offer. "It was not a mistake," Pelosi said at her press conference. Business Insider reports that some House Democrats called on her to strike a deal before the election. At the time, Pelosi argued the administration was only putting forward "half a loaf".

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