Speaker Nancy Pelosi is projecting confidence that the House will pass Democrats’ massive coronavirus relief bill Friday, even as she and her leadership team are still working to secure the votes
.about the roughly $3 trillion measure. House Republicans have overwhelmingly said they oppose the bill, and some Democrats are unable to travel to the Capitol to vote amid the pandemic, leaving Pelosi and her whip operation with tight margins to clear the bill.likely approving it late Friday evening and setting up Pelosi's opening bid in the next round of aid negotiations with Republicans.
More than a half-dozen others have said they are leaning against the bill, citing the overall cost of the bill as well as provisions to provide undocumented immigrants with some aid or to repeal the cap on state and local tax deductions.
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