Democrats Say Reconciliation Deal Nearing Completion

Democrats Say Reconciliation Deal Nearing Completion
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks to reporters, as Reps. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), left, Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.), and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) listen, outside the White House in Washington on Feb. 5, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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After months of delays and infighting, Democratic lawmakers are increasingly confident that they are on the home stretch in negotiations between moderates and progressives over the details of Democrats’ reconciliation bill.

Democrats are now months off schedule in passing their reconciliation bill, as internal party divisions have pushed leadership past deadline after deadline with no vote. These divisions, despite months of negotiations, have persisted.

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