Pelosi Pressured by Moderate Democrats, GOP on Stimulus Talks
- Blue Dogs plan letter seeking restart of stalled negotiation
- Group says stimulus compromise needed to get to deal
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Moderate swing-state Democrats in the House are increasing their pressure on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to restart stalled stimulus talks with Republicans.
Members of the Blue Dog coalition, a group of 26 fiscally conservative Democrats, are asking Pelosi, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to use a Saturday House vote on a U.S. Postal Service bill as an opportunity to revive the negotiations.