any individual state to issue same-sex marriage licenses. so for members of the lgbtq equality caucus spoke passionately about why the legislation is urgently needed. i m standing here today because in the year 2022, families like mine are once again concerned that an activist out of step supreme court is going to take those rights away. it would be wrong to say my husband phil and i have a marriage that is any different than anyone else s marriage here in this body. this bill will pass today, but as a reminder of the necessity of our vigilant in the fight for human rights and the need to hold the judicial branch accountable. next year i ll marry the love of my life. and it s unthink fbl the supreme court heeds justice thomas call, our marriage might not be recognized in new hampshire where we live but not across the country. republicans on the other hand
prisons? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. breaking news in our politics lead. moments ago president joe biden arriving on capitol hill and now meeting with house democrats hoping to mend the interparty skirmish. one member of democratic leadership, hakeem jeffries of new york, expressed optimism this afternoon that the delayed infrastructure vote will happen today. and he says it will pass. the speaker has indicated we re going to vote today. i expect a vote today. i expect that the bill will pass today. whether or not that happens depends on if progressives in the house democratic caucus are happy with the progress made on a separate piece of legislation, the much larger build back better act. a bill that would expand social safety net programs such as medicare or child care. we know a compromise has been floated by the white house and
yet to receive any official proposal and she does not expect resolutions soon. despite that, the head of the house democratic caucus just said this. we re going to vote today. i expect to vote today, and i expect that the bill will pass today. we just need to understand that there s a commitment on the senate side to do both in a meaningful and authentic way. have you gotten that? i hope that s something that we will receive in the next hour or so. cnn s lauren fox is on capitol hill for us, but i want to begin with cnn s phil mattingly. he s at the white house. so phil, the president is leaving for capitol hill, i guess, any moment, what s his plan when he gets here? reporter: i think to elevate things to be honest. there has been visceral interparty warfare over the last couple of days, maybe even weeks, very intense negotiations behind the scenes over the
table, do you think? i believe the bill will pass today. there s at least enough votes to get it through. we ll have to wait and see how bipartisan that is. i think people understand on both sides of the aisle. we have a debate here. we ought to allow this budget process to play out through the end of the fiscal year, and i m hopeful it can pass in the senate. you said earlier earp gets the sequester. well, i ve said before i believe the structure of the cuts out to be restructured, but i believe we need the $85 billion in redestruction. it results in about 2% of our about two pennies on the dollar. surery we can find that money somewhere, and that would be included in this continuing resolution. are you for the sequester
china, not let them take refuge behind the six-party talks, but to take a more active role to restrain the north koreans. jenna: interesting story. again, one that s developing as we speak, ambassador. always nice to see you, sir, thank you for stopping by. thank you. jon: well, the clock is ticking before taxes go up. what a democratic leader is saying about the chances that a bill will pass today. plus, stepped-up efforts to come pat dangerous drug cartels. an inside look at the role of our special forces. that s ahead. hey, did you ever finish last month s invoices? sadly, no. oh. but i did pick up your dry cleaning and had your shoes shined. well, i made you a reservation at the sushi plce around the corner. well, in that case, i better get bk to these invoices. whh i ll do right after making your favorite pancakes. you know what? i m going to tidy up your side of the office. i can t hear you because i m also making you a smoothie. [ male announcer ] marriott hotels & resorts k