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Another. >> there is so many headlines last week about not being able to get the negotiations done. there is been some cautious offense behind the scene if they are working there. whats the latest you are hearing? >> first of all, i am shocked that my last question is not about the red sox. >> we still have a minute to go. >> okay. they do think this is doable. obviously we live moment to moment and who knows what will happen. the party, i would say 95% in agreement here on what to do. the quest...

>> why wont it add it -- >> because thats too small to get our priorities in. its going to be somewhere between $1.5 and $3.5, and i think the white house is working on that right now. >> we have more now on the plans to push through bidens legislative agenda. >> reporter: joe biden will hit the road this week to promote his economic agenda, which hes still hoping to get across the finish line. he will travel to michigan, where he will promote the infrastructure proposal, and also that more swee...

Yesterday, the head of the progressive caucus warned joe manchin, moderates who want to bring down the price tag to $1.5 trillion. >> thats not going to happen. so its -- >> why wont it add up to that number? >> thats too small to get our priorities in. its going to be somewhere between $1.5 and $3.5, and i think the white house is working on that right now. >> reporter: thats a huge difference. $1.5 to $3.5 trillion. but also so many difference in between about the key policy details of what th...

♪ ♪ live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with michael holmes. >> and we begin here in the u.s. where joe biden will be headed to michigan on tuesday to rally support for a pair of multitrillion dollar bills that represent the heart of his legislative agenda. after a week of negotiations, his social and environmental policy overhaul is still in limbo. the vote on the bipartisan infrastructure deal, which was delayed twice last week, thats now been pushed back to the end of the month...

President wants. he wants both bills. and said to the progressives, and youre not going to get 3.5. but he put it on the table. this is his bill. we need to build back better. and now weve got to deliver and nobody in our caucus can fail to not vote to it once we get to what is going to ultimately be in this package. and he was very clear in the meeting on friday, dont talk numbers to me. what policies do people in your district want? >> thank you for that. thats the thing that i think is import...

The individual elements of the bill, thats what resonates with the american public, to the point you were talking about. forget about the talking price and the sausage making you and i are discussing right now. is the strategy going in that direction? tell the people what theyre going to get, have them get behind it. >> yeah, if people dont know whats in the bill, then whose fault is it at this point? thats what a president is supposed to do, tell the american people what hes trying to do, why h...

It wont be $3.5 trillion. and more importantly, number two, what are your priorities.te bill and where can you make trimmed pramila jayapal was asked. watch. >> what we said from the beginning is its never been about the price tag, its what we want to deliver. i dont feel a need to give a number. i gave my number, it was $3.5. >> what about $1.5? >> thats not going to happen. its going -- >> why wont it add up to that? >> thats too small to get our priorities in. thats going to be somewhere betw...

To work like hell to make sure we get both these passed. i think we will get them passed. >> all right. good morning, everybody, we have a jam-packed show. but we begin the cross connection with chaos on capitol hill. president biden sound optimism as he met with democrats on capitol hill friday. now congress went home would you tell a vote on the infra fracture package. nor did they vote on the $3.5 presidents social spending bill. that bill would be expanding medicare, lowishing the cost of he...

Theyll have to hammer it out and phase that in and sun setted later. these are all details that will have to get hammered out. make no mistake, man chins opening number was $1.5 trillion. it will be between $1.5 to $3.5, that is an historic number. it will have real impact on real american people, working families whether child care. >> im sorry. with that said, where do republicans fall in this? if it is passed and there is that success and there arent republicans behind it, what does that mean...

Where as a week ago manchin was talking about a larger reconciliation bill next year. >> yeah. so as an economic guy, im always cautious to tell people not to concentrate on the dollar amounts. but i feel like we have lost the plot year in that you talked about medicare expansion and child care. does it not lose the plot of, are we investing in things that will provide a return on investment for the taxpayer dollars that are being spent in it and make people better and stronger? shouldnt that be...