Pelosi says Democrats plan to have 'agreement' on spending bill and vote on bipartisan infrastructure bill next week
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that the "plan" is for there to be an "agreement" on a framework for the Democrats' budget reconciliation package and a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill next week.
"That's the plan," she told CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday on "State of the Union."
Asked if they have a deal on the Democrats' spending bill, Pelosi said, "I think we're pretty much there now."
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