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"We've made very good progress."

"I'm in favor of it."

"When it comes to helping our small businesses recover, time is of the essence."

The plan would need to be passed as a temporary rule change by the Democratic-majority House before it could take effect.

The White House has a list of invited lawmakers.

"... when someone is the president of the United States, their authority is not total."

"We cannot accept Leader McConnell’s proposals..."

"We all desire an end to the shutdown orders so we can get Americans back to work and back to normal."

"There's no reason why we can't come to a bipartisan agreement by early next week."

"It should be for only that reason, with no additions."

"There'll be additional discussions."

Pelosi refuses to back down.

House Democrats are expressing concerns about region-specific social distancing guidelines.

"We need more money for small business. The president has been very clear."

A deadlock would mean that neither side is able to win Senate passage of a bill on Thursday.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced the request for additional aid on Tuesday.

"We want to make sure that every single small business can participate."

"It's not enough."

"The unemployment part of phase three, I'm very worried about."

"We need to do more."