McAuliffe spent so much time taking selfies and filling kids’ bags with candy that at least a football field of space opened up between his team and the floats in front of them. The House Rules Committee is delaying a planned meeting today to give negotiations more time, per Bloomberg’s Jennifer Epstein and Justin Sink.ĪND THE FINAL SPRINT - Greetings from Loudoun County, Va., where we spent Sunday evening jogging along with an Allbirds-clad TERRY MCAULIFFE as he campaigned in Leesburg’s annual Halloween parade.Ī parade route is to the Macker what snow is to a polar bear: his natural environment. But the party’s getting closer, per CNN’s Manu Raju: “Progressives meanwhile signaled on a private call this afternoon they are expected to be on board behind both bills.” As a result, House votes on the two big bills will likely get pushed past Tuesday.
The plan in the works would allow some Medicare negotiations with pharmaceutical companies - but if it comes together, it would still be much narrower than many Democrats initially intended. THE FINAL HURDLES - Could prescription drug pricing reform make it into the reconciliation bill after all? Senate and House Democrats and the White House came close to reaching a deal on the issue Sunday, report Burgess Everett, Alice Miranda Ollstein and Heather Caygle. | Win McNamee/Getty Images DRIVING THE DAY
Terry McAuliffe hits the Leesburg Halloween parade Sunday.
