Schumer, Pelosi want $3.4T as ‘starting point’ in new coronavirus relief talks

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday morning said the $3.4 trillion Heroes Act passed by House Democrats in May should be the “starting point” for negotiations with Senate Republicans and the White House on a new round of coronavirus relief legislation.The Democratic leaders appeared to step back from their pre-election offer to White House negotiators to slim down the total size of…