Pelosi says agreement on U.S. airline payroll assistance ‘imminent’

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that agreement is “imminent” on a deal to provide another $25 billion in government assistance to keep tens of thousands of airline workers on the job for another six months.

Pelosi said the House will either pass “bipartisan stand-alone legislation or achieve this as part of a comprehensive negotiated relief bill.”

She called on airlines to hold off on furloughs and firings “as an agreement for relief for airline workers is being reached.”