Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi: Ginsburg successor must uphold commitment to 'equality, opportunity and justice for all' Bipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Pelosi orders Capitol flags at half-staff to honor Ginsburg MORE (D-Calif.) said Thursday that Democrats are open to amending their legislation to stimulate the economy amid the coronavirus turmoil, but warned that she won't wait for Republicans to get on board.

"I don't want to stick around because they don't want to agree to language," Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol.

"Everybody could have a complaint about this or that," she added. "Save it for another day."

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The remarks both highlight the significant leverage the majority House Democrats have in the coronavirus debate and signal that Pelosi is not backing down from her initial plan to pass a relief bill through the House and then recess the lower chamber, putting enormous pressure on the Senate to act.

"I don't think we would wait until there's a signed bill," she said. "We will have done our work, and we hope that that would be an incentive for the Senate to move quickly."

Pelosi has been negotiating the second round of coronavirus relief with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Steven Terner MnuchinLawmakers fear voter backlash over failure to reach COVID-19 relief deal United Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid House Democrats plan to unveil bill next week to avert shutdown MORE for much of the week in search of a bipartisan deal that can move through the Republican-controlled Senate. The pair spoke again by phone Thursday morning, with Mnuchin suggesting amendments to the Democrats' proposal. As a sign that an agreement is in reach, Pelosi characterized those changes as "all very reasonable."

"I think that none of them would prevent us from moving forward with the bill," she said.

But GOP leaders on Capitol Hill are balking at the Democrats' bill, largely over provisions to expand paid leave for workers affected by the coronavirus — a benefit long-opposed by business-friendly Republicans in Congress.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Kevin Owen McCarthyTrump asked Chamber of Commerce to reconsider Democratic endorsements: report The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - White House moves closer to Pelosi on virus relief bill Trump's sharp words put CDC director on hot seat MORE (R-Calif.) said Thursday that the package "comes up short," citing concerns that the proposal to extend paid sick leave through the Social Security Administration creates bureaucratic hurdles that would inhibit the release of the benefits.

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"This will hurt the very population, it's supposed to be helping," he said, suggesting the sides could reach an agreement within 24 to 48 hours.

Pelosi, however, dismissed those criticisms, noting that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE (R-Ky.) has ceded the negotiations to Mnuchin. Indeed, House Democrats could easily pass their favored legislation without any GOP support, though Pelosi insisted the goal is to move legislation that can become law.

"Leader McConnell asked me to work with Secretary Mnuchin. We are. He had his concerns, we're addressing them," she said. "I hope they don't move the goalposts."

"We don't need 48 hours," she added. "We need to just make a decision to help families right now."

Released late Wednesday night, the Democrats' proposals is designed to ease the financial strains on those most directly affected by the coronavirus — both patients and those who miss work or lose their jobs as a result of the economic fallout.

The proposal would guarantee free testing for the virus, expand unemployment insurance, extend paid sick leave and provide meals to low-income children who might otherwise go hungry due to school closures.

It follows another coronavirus package, adopted last week, that provides $8.3 billion in emergency funding, largely dedicated to filling the immediate health needs brought about by the pandemic.

Pelosi on Thursday said time is of the essence.

"It's like the house is on fire," she said.

"We can have an altercation review about how we got into this situation," she added. "Save it for another day."