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Pelosi held a three and a half hour meeting with white house chief of staff mark meadows and treasury secretary steve mnuchin. Were not close yet. But it was a productive discussion. Now each side knows where theyre at. And we are going to work very hard to come to an agreement that meets the needs of the moment. We still believe, and we discussed this with them, that this is one of the greatest problems america faces, and we need to meet those needs in a very, very serious way. Joining me for more, nicholas wu, usa today congressional reporter and Leigh Ann Caldwell covering congress. Going into these negotiations today on capitol hill, the sticking points were pretty clear. Democrats want to extend that 600 Unemployment Benefits. You had republicans arguing for this Liability Protection from lawsuits. ....