Pelosi, Mnuchin to Talk Stimulus Thursday With Senate Skeptical

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made further progress on a coronavirus stimulus package Wednesday, according to Pelosi’s office, but Senate Republicans continued to raise objections.

“Today’s conversation brings us closer to being able to put pen to paper to write legislation,” Pelosi spokesman <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"00000175-4d3b-da3c-a177-cffbc1e90000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Drew Hammill tweeted after the two negotiators held a 48-minute call Wednesday. “With the exchange of legislative language, we are better prepared to reach compromise on several priorities.”

The two negotiators will talk again Thursday, Hammill said. With the timeframe becoming ever more compressed, both sides on Wednesday floated the potential for final ...