Democrats say they are close to a deal on Biden spending bill – Asia Newsday

Nancy Pelosi has said Congress is close to a deal on Biden's social spending legislation as the White House and Democrats fight to salvage the US president's multibillion-dollar spending agenda. The Democratic speaker of the House of Representatives on Sunday told CNN: "I think we're pretty much there now". "We've 90 per cent of the bill agreed to and written, we just have some of the last decisions to be made," the speaker said, who has previously signalled in recent weeks a deal was imminent. Pelosi's comments came as the US president hosted Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer and senator…