A) Pelosi said today the House would remain in session until there is a bipartisan agreement on coronavirus.

The Speaker may say that – because she is getting a lot of pressure from different rank and file members who want to do something before the election.

B) But it’s really not happening. The House is already scheduled to be in session for a few weeks. However, nothing changed.

C) This is window dressing by the Speaker. She has to say something to settle unrest in her caucus. In short, the House of Representatives will not be hanging around, day after day, to get a deal.

D) The House is in Washington, meeting now. Members have about two-plus weeks of work ahead. But once that floor traffic is exhausted, leaders won’t keep members waiting around for a coronavirus bill.

E) You just don’t keep members in DC unless a deal is imminent. All that does is make members cranky, And, you often lose their support for legislation. Next, it’s doubtful that Pelosi would tether members to Washington six weeks before an election.

F) She wants them back in their districts. Finally, the last thing they want to do is keep a bunch of members in Washington in the middle of a pandemic – unless there is something to vote on. That completely flies in the face of social distancing.

G) In short, the House, once the current legislative docket is expired, will remain status quo. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) reiterated today that members would remain on 24 hours notice to return to Washington if there is an agreement.

H) Frankly, it’s unclear if anything could pass the House right now. It’s not even certain the House could re-pass the $3 trillion coronavirus measure it advanced in May.

I) And, other proposals, say from the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus , don’t seem to have the votes to pass, either. Coronavirus bill negotiations remain at a stalemate. The only factor which will alter this equation is the election.

J) That said, here is what Pelosi and others are starting to hear from moderate Democrats who are pushing for a coronavirus package:

K) Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), who opposed the $3 trillion bill in May and flipped a district from red to blue in 2018, criticized Pelosi’s resistance to a smaller pkg.

“What the House put forward months ago isn’t moving forward. Didn’t get us a deal,” said Spanberger.

L) Other moderate Democrats, like Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), say members are starting to push the leadership to do something.

M) “You are seeing a level of anxiety rise within the members for there to be a deal. For there to be progress toward getting the deal done. Hopefully with that increased pressure, we will start to see negotiations start anew and start moving our way towards that,” said Murphy.

N) So, nothing really moved today. There will likely be more pushes to get a deal over the next couple of weeks. But the calculus never really changed.