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Pelosi sees ‘momentum’ toward a Covid stimulus deal as job growth slows



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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to reporters during her weekly news conference at the U.S.Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 4, 2020.Tom Brenner | ReutersHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi said “there is momentum” toward a coronavirus stimulus deal after new data Friday showed sluggish jobs growth in the face of an infection surge.Nonfarm payrolls grew by 245,000 in November, falling significantly below expectations of 440,000. The sign of a flagging economic recovery comes amid a renewed congressional effort to pass a pandemic relief bill before the end of the year.Pelosi spoke to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday for …

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