HARLOW: Welcome back. So, coronavirus stimulus talks hit another major roadblock this weekend when lawmakers in both parties, some in both parties, seemed to just reject the latest $1.8 trillion offer from the White House, too big for a number of Senate Republicans, too small for Democrats. The president's top economic adviser still says a deal could happen. Take a listen to Larry Kudlow on with Jake just yesterday.</s>LARRY KUDLOW, WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC ADVISER: Secretary Mnuchin is up to $1.8 trillion. So the bid in the offer is narrowing somewhat between the two sides. President Trump actually has always said -- I mean, I've heard him say it in the Oval, as far as the key elements are concerned, the checks, unemployment assistance, the small business assistance, we've got to help airlines out, he would go further. He's always said that.</s>HARLOW: Our Congressional Reporter, Lauren Fox, joins me from Capitol Hill. A good Monday morning. I wish I could say, it's Monday and there's a deal that help millions of Americans, but there's not. It's notable though that Kudlow was saying the president could go up to above 2.2 trillion.</s>LAUREN FOX, CNN CONGRESSIONAL REPORTER: Well, I think that this really speaks to why this negotiation has been so confusing to follow and so confusing to really be a part of on Capitol Hill, because you're looking here at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She is hearing from Kudlow basically saying, perhaps the president would go further than Steve Mnuchin's $1.8 trillion offer. And you get a sense that perhaps maybe she's going to hold out for that number to continue to tick upward. Meanwhile, over the weekend, you had Senate Republicans just outright rejecting the idea of $1.8 trillion, saying that this was just too far. They were on a conference call with Steve Mnuchin and Mark Meadows and you had someone like Lamar Alexander, sort of a member who is very soft spoken, doesn't really speak out very often, saying, quote, there was no appetite for going that high among Senate Republicans.
Kudlow on Stimulus, Mnuchin May Go Higher Than $2.2 Trillion Proposal.