‘Universal Agreement’ That Reconciliation Compromise Is Necessary: Schumer

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 07: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) leaves a lunch meeting with Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2021 in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats and Republicans are nearing a deal that will temporarily raise the debt ceiling through early December. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images

After Democrats gathered at a Tuesday lunch to discuss their long-delayed reconciliation bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) reported that there was “universal agreement” that a compromise must be reached as divisions in the party continue to hold up the legislative process.

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.