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White House cheers ‘progess’ on spending bill after Schumer announcement

suU.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds weekly news conference in
suU.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds weekly news conference in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House cheered progress on Congress’s pending multi-trillion dollar spending bill Thursday, after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced an agreement between House and Senate Democrats on how to pay for the bill.

There is a “menu of options” to generate revenue for the spending bill, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. Schumer’s announcement is “progress,” she said.

(Reporting by Heather Timmons; editing by Diane Craft)