‘We’re going to get it done’: Biden vows to break impasse after Capitol Hill talks
by David Smith and Lauren Gambino in Washington from on (#5Q881)
- President meets Democrats with domestic agenda in jeopardy
- Hopes of truce dashed after moderate condemns Pelosi's tactics
Joe Biden has made a rare visit to Capitol Hill to meet privately with House Democrats amid a stalemate that has put his sprawling domestic agenda in jeopardy.
Pledging to get it done" after days of frantic negotiations that saw the party fail to strike an internal deal on a scaled-back version of Biden's $3.5tn social and environmental policy overhaul, the president hoped to break an impasse even as hopes of compromise before the weekend faded.
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