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caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> steven mnuchin stopped to talk with reporters and answered questions on negotiations among the administration, republic it's -- republicans, and democrats on funding the federal government and covid relief and an economic stimulus package. >> you have a couple minutes? thank you. how are you? it is a beautiful day. why don't we start with you? >> at this point in the negotiations, why the president won't personally speak with speaker pelosi? --did not go well [inaudible] sec. mnuchin: i don't think it is a question of he will or won't meet the right i have been negotiating, i have done six or seven deals with the speaker. senator schumer among mitch

mcconnell, the president, kevin mccarthy are involved in every decision. we have a process that is working well. >> what are the republican priorities for avoiding the shutdown? sec. mnuchin: the speaker and i have agreed that neither one of us want a government shutdown. i have spoken to the president and kevin as well. we are going to move forward with a clean cr, hopefully through the beginning of december, the staff of the four corners are working on that, so i hope by the end of the week, we will have something. >> you are calling it targeted. specifically -- sec. mnuchin: the cr, we are having a separate discussion. until that legislation, i spoke with speaker pelosi, she thinks we are far apart. i suggested we sit down.

maxine waters actually suggested i call the speaker, so why was encouraged and i did that. i am prepared to sit down with her any time to negotiate, no conditions. right now, she won't do that unless we make a large commitment upfront and the republicans are going to move with a more targeted bill that is focused on kids and jobs, which are the priority. the good news is the unemployment has come way down, we are at 8.4%. let's spend more money now, if we need more money afterwards, we will do it again. >> bill there be any coronavirus relief legislation inside a stimulus? sec. mnuchin: our plan is to keep the coronavirus discussion separates. be a skinny detail that does not address those issues. there may be one or two like the state, department, where certain fees are less than they are. i don't really call that coronavirus related.

>> [inaudible] sec. mnuchin: i have not. , i have been with the president many times at military institutions. the president has always been supportive of the military, he came into office campaigning on rebuilding the military. i have been to arlington with him, i went with him to the anniversary of world war ii in europe, very emotional times, been with him to launch the gerald ford, so i have never seen a more supportive president of the military. thank you, everybody. >> congress is about to return from summer recess with the senate back in session this tuesday. they will take up a number of judicial nominations starting with a judge for the eastern district of wisconsin, that is tuesday at 3:00 eastern. the house returns the following week with work expected on condemning anti-asian bias

during the pandemic, decriminalizing marijuana at the federal level, and reauthorizing u.s. intelligence agencies. two items not on the schedule but we could see, a covid package from republicans at a deal to fund the government at september 30, when current funding expires. watch the senate live on c-span2, the house on c-span. political reporters joint a discussion about election strategies, polling, and different messaging from the joe biden and donald trump campaigns. the conversation covered issues like the pandemic and protests around the country. the institute of politics at harvard's kennedy school hosted this event. we have four outstanding political reporters joining us.