U.S. House speaker sets 48-hour deadline to approve relief package before election


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  • Monday, 19 Oct 2020

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that White House and congressional lawmakers must reach an agreement in 48 hours if they want to pass a new COVID-19 relief package before the presidential election in November.

"The 48 only relates to if we want to get it done before the election, which we do," Pelosi said in an interview with ABC News.

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