Dems vow Friday vote on coronavirus stimulus
By Mike Lillis and Scott Wong - 03/13/20 10:44 AM EDT
House Democratic leaders are pushing forward with a plan to vote Friday on sweeping legislation to provide financial help to victims of the fast-moving coronavirus.
Emerging from a leadership meeting in the office of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the Democrats said they haven't yet clinched a deal with GOP leaders, but the outstanding disagreements are so few that they're promising a vote on the package later in the day.
"It is largely done," said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). "We intend to move ahead today."
Pelosi has been leading the talks for the Democrats, negotiating furiously with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for much of the week in search of a bipartisan compromise that can clear both chambers and be signed into law.
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