House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer speak to members of the press after a meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows at the US Capitol August 7, 2020, in Washington, DC.  | Alex Wong/Getty Images

They don’t think Trump’s executive actions come close to covering what’s needed — and they have the leverage to push for more.

President Donald Trump waded into stimulus discussions this weekend, signing a bevy of executive orders meant to mitigate the economic fallout from Covid-19 and put pressure on Democrats.

Democratic lawmakers, however, haven’t been deterred by his actions, which they’ve deemed “paltry” and “narrow.” Instead, they’ve remained steadfast in their position on the next stimulus bill, a measure Republican opposition previously hindered progress on for months.

Recently, the expiration of the enhanced unemployment insurance