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A Dinner, a Deal and Moonshine: How the Stimulus Came Together
Source: By Nicholas Fandos, Luke Broadwater and Emily Cochrane, New York Times • Posted: Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Top party leaders cinched a $900 billion relief deal after laying down their swords. But it took an empowered, bipartisan group of moderates to help bridge the divide.
Senators Angus King of Maine, Mark Warner of Virginia, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Joe Manchin III of West Virginia before a news conference last week to introduce their pandemic relief bill.Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times
A week before Thanksgiving, a small group of moderate senators gathered in the spacious living room of Senator Lisa Murkowski’s home on Capitol Hill to embark on what they considered an urgent assignment.