Per Dem @SenBlumenthal :
"There was virtually a deal, a comprehensive agreement between Chuck Schumer & the president, and he walked away from it after he talked to his hard right."
Lisa Mascaro
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Lisa Mascaro
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AP Chief Congressional Correspondent Washington, D.C. [email protected]
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