Last week, Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-Mississippi, slammed Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-South Dakota, for the slow progress on the education package.

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Both Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness said some progress had been made but an overall package had still not been agreed.

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Earlier this month, Ms Villiers said an economic package aimed at helping business in Northern Ireland may be withdrawn if the executive failed to make progress on a shared future.

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