WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional negotiators and White House officials met behind closed doors late on Tuesday to try to work out disagreements over spending and tax cuts in an economic stimulus bill that could cost taxpayers around $800 billion (555 billion pounds).
With President Barack Obama setting a weekend deadline for finishing the complex legislation -- and lawmakers hoping to start a week-long recess then -- the pressure was on to cut deals that would open the way for the Senate and House of Representatives to pass a final compromise.
"We're not there, but we've made a significant amount of progress the last 10 hours," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters after he wrapped up Tuesday's final negotiating session.
Reid, a Nevada Democrat, said he hoped an agreement could be reached on Wednesday, but declined to detail the progress made.
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