House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she is open to introducing a
second stimulus bill, but it's too early to determine the size of such
a package and the timing on another major economic measure.
“We have to keep the door open to see how it goes,” Pelosi told
reporters Tuesday following a House Democratic Steering and Policy
Committee hearing on the economy.
But Pelosi said she wanted to give the $787 billion stimulus package
passed last month time to work before she starts making promises on a
second stimulus. Pelosi also accused the Washington media and cable
news establishment of taking an overly critical approach toward the
first stimulus — and expecting too much too soon.
“We hope it will be sooner rather than later that [the stimulus]
catches fire in Washington, D.C. But we aren’t waiting,” she said.
“This is a fiscally sound package,” she said. “This is market-oriented.”