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CONNECT FOUR The big four congressional leaders met in person yesterday to hammer out a coronavirus relief deal and even started trading paper on a potential agreement the strongest signal yet that Congress is actually on the verge of breaking the months-long stimulus stalemate.
And in another positive sign, leaders also agreed to stay in Washington until they strike a deal. Top lawmakers left yesterday’s meeting, which was the first meaningful conversation between all four party leaders in months, sounding more upbeat than they’ve been in a while. “We re making significant progress and I’m optimistic that we re gonna be able to complete an understanding sometime soon,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said. Talks will continue today.
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The Big Four met on and off for more than three hours Tuesday night in Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s conference room in the Capitol. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images
DRIVING THE DAY
HERE’S WHAT WE CAN SAY at this early hour. If you are gambling or setting odds, there’s a damn good chance that there will be a stimulus deal reached. It could be reached today maybe! Theoretically! given that: Friday is the government funding deadline, all the leaders agree a Covid relief deal should be paired with government funding, they have said they won’t leave town until a Covid deal is notched and passed,