I'm writing something on this at the moment, but:

I think we've reached a point where Pelosi should accept the old $1.6T offer.

A deal might help Trump a bit politically. But people are going to suffer if we don't have an aid package for winter. https://twitter.com/ylanmui/status/1314227710407868417?s=20
Democrats could not accept a deal that gave Trump the appearance of acting without doing very much to help families or states. As Pelosi put it, it wasn't a situation where any deal was better than no deal.
But the $1.6 trillion offer, as described by the press, is actually substantial.

It's still possible Senate Republicans would kill it. But if so, it should be on them.
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