Democrats delayed a stimulus bill vote in a last-ditch effort to reach a deal with the White House.

[George II]

Source: NY Times

House Democrats abruptly postponed a planned vote Wednesday evening on their latest $2.2-trillion stimulus plan, putting off action until Thursday to leave time for a last-ditch round of negotiations with the Trump administration to produce a deal.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin earlier said that they had made progress in a 90-minute meeting in the speaker’s Capitol office on Wednesday and that they would continue their talks, keeping alive the possibility of a late-stage breakthrough. But Ms. Pelosi’s decision to schedule an evening vote on the Democratic bill — one which Republicans had made clear they could not support — suggested that a compromise remained unlikely.

Her retreat signaled that agreement might in fact still be possible. Two aides, insisting on anonymity to describe private deliberations, said Democratic leaders had decided to allow one more day for talks to bear fruit.

“We made a lot of progress over the last few days,” Mr. Mnuchin told reporters as he left the Capitol. “We still don’t have an agreement, but we have more work to do and we’re going to see where we end up.”

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[sfstaxprep]

1. The repubs Don't Give A Shit

I'd say it's close to a 100% chance they're just dragging the "negotiations" out another day, to make it look like they care and are trying to reach a deal.

I guess Nancy might as well wait, since she knows once the bill passes the House, it's dead in Turtle's Swamp.

[jorgevlorgan]

2. The ONLY reason this is even possible with a modicum of real help is because of Pelosi