The House is preparing to vote on a coronavirus relief measure after top negotiators spent the past day in discussions over how to reach a consensus agreement between House Democrats and the Trump administration
A final deal -- and final legislative text -- has not yet been announced, but a source familiar tells CNN that the deal is basically done and now they are just waiting to see if there's any last-minute issues that come up from House Republicans and President Donald Trump.LIVE UPDATES: Live updates: Coronavirus cases top 125,000 globallyDemocrats expect a vote this afternoon and the bill text is expected to be posted soon.Rep.
Katie Porter gets CDC chief to agree to pay for coronavirus testingEarlier on Friday morning, two people involved in the talks said that as negotiators moved toward agreement on a final, sweeping economic stimulus package, the main outstanding issue remained the scope of the paid leave pieces of the agreement.
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