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Pelosi says House vote on economic bill week after inauguration

 
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday House committees will begin action on the economic recovery package in the next couple of weeks, with a vote in the full House slated for the week after the inauguration. But if that schedule slips, Pelosi pledged to cancel the House's planned weeklong break in mid-February [...] (link)

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