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Pelosi and Biden Seek to Wrap Up Negotiations

October 18, 2021 at 1:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Joe Biden spoke by phone last Tuesday and zeroed in on a strategy for their party’s sweeping economic package, deciding that the time has come to wrap up negotiations — a sign of Democrats’ growing restiveness at a critical moment for their domestic agenda,” CNN reports.

Meanwhile, CBS News reports Rep, Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) met with Biden at the White House this morning.

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