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Biden met with more liberal senators and house members. senator bernie sanders chairman of the budget committee, ron wyden chairman of the finance committee, senator cory booker, and others. the house members attending the white house meeting of the liberal group were congresswoman pramila jayapal, congressman jim mcgovern the chair of the rules committee, congresswoman katherine clark, kr congresswoman barbara lee and congressman mark pocan. after that meeting a written statement saying quote a...

Night. she released a third and final statement that said, quote, i reiterated what i consistently said. progressives will vote for both bills because we proudly support president bidens entire build back better package. but a majority of our caucus, our 96-member caucus, will only vote for the small infrastructure bill after the big build back better act passes. desperate to know how all these meetings went. we have just the person to ask. joining us now is a member of the progressive caucus wh...

Over, agreement on a path forward. >> threatening the infrastructure bill and forcing the president into high wire negotiations are progressives in the house was on monday nancy pelosi plan to hold a vote on the $1.2 trillion bill which includes items both parties agreed on to fix the nations infrastructure but progressives say not so fast with representative writing a majority of our 96 member caucus will only vote for the small infrastructure bill after the bill back better act passes, that se...

Persuading all of them, persuading everybody to move together, to get everyone to yes, as they say. politico reports that after the second meeting with the moderates, conservative west virginia senator joe manchin said president biden told him, quote, please just work on it. give me a number and tell me what you can live with and what you cant." congresswoman pramila jayapal was on the show last night. she released a third and final statement that said, quote, i reiterated what i consistently sa...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Minimum Wage Increase Booted From Stimulus Package. Even before members of the U.S. House of Representatives could vote on their $1.9 trillion stimulus package, the parliamentarian of the U.S. Senate had ruled that the provision in the package that increased the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour could not be included in any legislation that would pass the Senate. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough found that the provision ...

Shadows. i mean, thats not what americans want. when people say, more than 80% of americans say they support d.r.e.a.m.ers, its not saying they support d.r.e.a.m.ers just so their parents can be deported if the d.r.e.a.m. act passes. thats not what americans want. we are a country of values. we value families. >> yup. >> it is important that democrats keep that in mind and were not using d.r.e.a.m.ers as bargaining chips at this moment. we have a lot of power. we have to keep the momentum going....

Colleges in 15 states and the scholarships pay for college education. what are you thinking happens next? >> im really hoping that a d.r.e.a.m. act passes. i feel like the politicians can play politics, but theyre playing with lives. a lot of us are in limbo and for someone like myself, ive been here for 18 years now, and its difficult to live your leem in a limb bow for that long. so i want something that is concrete, something that is going to be a more permanent solution than daca which has o...

From being a trump voter to burning your hat? >> just the betrayal. whatever youve heard we didnt vote for him. because he is a reality star or his hair or hes funny. we voted for him on serious policy issues. immigration, trade, foreign policy. and we took blow by blow. there is final straw. dlak is a serious issue. if the d.r.e.a.m. act passes, it will result in millions of new immigrants and trump was the anti-amnesty candidate. and it is an absolute betrayal. and trumps supporters absolutely...

So the congress has the perfect right to get involved in setting standards. im proud that the states are going to do it. good for them. im happy theyre ready to fix it. but they have to work with us. and i hope the l.i.n.e. act passes. now, just in case its obstructed or there may be a filibuster or two around it, ive written a letter to eric holder, our attorney general, saying i think when you have to stand in line, as you pointed out, in this election, up to seven hours. and i spoke to people...

Right to get involved in setting standards. im proud that the states are going to do it. good for them. im happy theyre ready to fix it. but they have to work with us. and i hope the l.i.n.e. act passes. now, just in case its obstructed or there may be a filibuster or two around it, ive written a letter to eric holder, our attorney general, saying i think when you have to stand in line, as you pointed out, in this election, up to seven hours. and i spoke to people in florida who were on the line...