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Negotiations Wear On Over Coronavirus Relief Bill, Republicans Await Trump's Support

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continued a series of phone conversations with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin but it wasn't clear when legislation might pass or what precisely it would include.

Updated at 2:12 p.m. ET

Negotiations wore on Friday between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration over a relief bill for the coronavirus pandemic, although it wasn't clear what it might include or when it might take effect.

Pelosi continued a days-long string of phone calls with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about priorities for the package.

She and House Democratic leaders had hoped to fast-track legislation they unveiled earlier this

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