The Hill: The head of the Democratic Caucus said Wednesday that the negotiators seeking an emergency coronavirus deal are "much closer" to a deal than they have been at any point during the long weeks of on-again-off-again talks.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) pointed to recent comments by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin indicating a willingness to embrace $1.5 trillion in new stimulus spending — a number on par with the bipartisan relief package offered last week by the Problem Solvers Caucus — noting that that figure is far closer to the Democrats' $2.2 trillion package than Republicans have previously backed.
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