Washington: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2020 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Sept. 10, 2020. U.S. Senate on Thursday failed to advance a slimmed-down Republican COVID-19 relief proposal, as lawmakers remain deadlocked over the scope and size of the much needed stimulus bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said in a joint statement earlier that the bill doesnt come close to addressing the problems and is headed nowhere.