President Biden is on Capitol Hill for talks as congressional Democratic leaders scramble to secure a last-minute deal. Follow live updates.
Hoyer doesn't say if there will be a vote while Jayapal insists no vote tonightRep. Pramila Jayapal speaks to members of the press outside a House Democratic caucus meeting.
When asked about potential vote timing, Hoyer said, “we’re going to go talk about that right now,” adding that he was headed to a leadership meeting.“I’ve gotten over expecting things; I just take them as they come," he added. Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas said that was the range that Biden told the group and asked them to find common ground within that number.
Meanwhile, as progressive lawmakers filed into their own meeting at the Capitol, staffers collected their phones.
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