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"This is childish behavior on the part of our politicians,"
Dimon said about an impasse between Democrats and Republicans
over how much additional spending should be authorized.
The two parties should split the difference between the amounts
they want to devote to coronavirus relief, he said.
"Just get it done," he said, declining to blame one side over
the other.
The issue came up again in Congress on Wednesday, as U.S. Senate
Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he and House of
Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi had formally invited Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Senate Republicans to
bipartisan talks on relief legislation.
Earlier in the day, McConnell said Congress should aim for
agreement on items where there is little disagreement. But he
blamed Democrats for blocking earlier Senate Republican efforts
to approve spending packages of $500 billion, which Democrats
have called inadequate.
Dimon also advocated higher taxes to pay for stimulus spending,
but said hikes have to be done in a way that does not harm
economic growth.
"Taxing my income a little bit more, that does not hurt growth,"
he said. "Taxing capital formation, over time, hurts growth. We
should have a competitive international tax system for
business."
(Reporting by David Henry in New; Editing by Lauren Tara LaCapra
and Jonathan Oatis)
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