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.) reiterated Thursday he believes Congress needs to move forward to pass a clean spending bill to increase funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), arguing that lawmakers should focus on this program in particular with no extra provisions included in the fourth round of coronavirus legislation.

The California lawmaker's comments come as the $350 billion for the PPP included in the massive stimulus bill signed by President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE last month has already dried up and parties remain at odds over a fourth relief measure.

Democrats are pushing for provisions to provide additional funding for hospitals, states and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as well as providing more federal dollars to help keep small businesses afloat.

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However, McCarthy said he doesn’t believe additional items should be included in the next relief package, arguing that there is an immediate need to approve funding for the PPP, and money for other programs and priorities remains, for the most part, solvent.

McCarthy went as far as alleging top Democrats' decision to block the clean bill — which would provide an additional $250 billion to the PPP — from passing by unanimous consent could lead to an uptick in unemployment numbers and have a long-term detrimental effect on small businesses' ability to survive.

“If people are out of work and there is money to keep people employed and is not focused on Democrat or Republican, there is a tremendous need, why the world would you have to do a — when we did the CARES Act, we had to give more money to the Kennedy Center,” he told reporters on a call Thursday.

“We are not asking for a new bill, we are asking for resources for the successful parts of the bill to move forward. It is ironic that you would have to ask, can we do something? Let's just say yes. There are 5 million people today, a new number of unemployment. Is that not enough? The question should be to [Speaker] Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Trump is betting big on the suburbs, but his strategy is failing 'bigly' Trump orders flags at half-staff to honor 'trailblazer' Ginsburg MORE (D-Calif.). Can you not give a fig leaf to America and just say yes? It is ironic we are even in this situation,” he added.

Pelosi argued that while she supports providing additional funds to help small businesses weather the crisis, she feels Congress needs to do more to ensure that states and local governments have the resources needed for their response efforts. The California Democrat told reporters negotiators were slated to discuss potential paths forward again on Thursday afternoon.

"The question is why we are just saying forget hospitals? State and local governments?" she said Thursday. “Hopefully they will come back with something that strikes a balance"