U.S. Speaker Pelosi's spokesman says coronavirus aid talks to continue Wednesday

[October 21, 2020]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin moved closer to an agreement on a fresh coronavirus relief package during a 45-minute talk on Tuesday, Pelosi's spokesman Drew Hammill said on Twitter.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi departs a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo

Hammill said talks would continue on Wednesday, and "both sides are serious about finding a compromise."

(Reporting by Susan Cornwell; Editing by Chris Reese)

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