In an interview with NPR, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized President Trump's efforts to withhold funds from the World Health Organization, saying 'It's stupid — it's more than stupid; it's dangerous.'
, which found that members of the Trump administration had removed references to the WHO in its COVID-19 materials and initiatives. She says the administration is effectively isolating the United States during a global pandemic.
"If he wants to hold up some money, that is questionable in terms of his legality, but he cannot stop the money ever from going," Pelosi said., Pelosi dubbed House Democrats the"intellectual resources" in establishing the legislation's priorities. The $484 billion package included an additional $321 billion to replenish the quickly depleted Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses.
In response to the criticism, Pelosi said"she wasn't defending" the legislation, but was"very proud" of what Democrats had accomplished.
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