Mnuchin, Pelosi Keep Communications Going on Debt Ceiling Deal

The pair spoke twice on Saturday and will speak again Sunday
Congressional leaders seek to pair budget plan with debt limit

Nancy Pelosi on July 18.Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

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By Jennifer Jacobs, Erik Wasson, and Josh Wingrove

July 19, 2019 at 12:46 AM UTC

Updated on

July 20, 2019 at 10:16 PM UTC

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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin kept the lines of communication open on Saturday in a bid to reach a deal on the U.S. debt ceiling, and plan to do so again on Sunday morning.

The pair spoke for some 15 minutes around 4:10 p.m. Washington time on Saturday, after talking earlier in the day and on Friday afternoon, according to a Pelosi aide. No further details were provided.