White House aims for new fiscal stimulus deal in next 48 hours
The past 24 hours have been productive, but Mitch McConnell has warned against agreeing to anything akin to Nancy Pelosi’s sweeping proposal
21 October 2020 - 17:11
Washington — White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said the goal in talks with House speaker Nancy Pelosi is a deal on a coronavirus relief package within the next 48 hours.
“The past 24 hours have moved the ball down the field,” Meadows said on Fox Business on Wednesday morning, after the latest round of talks between Pelosi and treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin. The goal is “some kind of deal in the next 48 hours or so”...
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