Democrats Trying to Put Paid Leave in Budget Bill: Pelosi

President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi depart following a meeting with the Democrat caucus at the Capitol in Washington on Oct. 28, 2021. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced on Wednesday that paid leave will be included in the Democrats’ reconciliation bill after having been excluded earlier in a compromise draft of the legislation.

In a “Dear Colleague“ letter, Pelosi discussed the progress made in advancing the bill over the past week.