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The house approving a budget frame work that will pave the way for democrats to spend $3.5 trillion on a sweeping economic package to expand the social safety net a top priority for the president. >> to win the future, we need to take the next step. today the house of representatives did just that. todays vote in the house allowed them to consider my build back better agenda. the bottom view is in my view were a step closer to investing in the american people and positions for long-term growth a...

What? >> we know what you are. no more masks. >> again, ignorance is, i dont know if its bliss but it something. people in florida support mask mandates in schools in spite of their anti mask governor. 60% of them in a new poll. weve got to figure out how to convince people to do the right thing. to do the right thing for your own health, for your childrens health. otherwise, we could be living with this permanently. that as on capitol hill president joe biden notched a big win tonight. the hous...

Inside american borders. it is, i think, a broader orientation to other foreign policy threats presented to the united states. >> senator murphy, thank you so much for joining us. i know you got a lot going on. we really appreciate it. >> thank you. and there is more breaking news were following right now here in "the situation room." president biden praising house passage of a budget frame work paving the way potentially for democrats to spend trillions of dollars on a sweeping economic packa...

He did just last week get the budget frame work through. hes showing himself to be legislation. >> neil: i have no doubt in the house. im wondering about the senate what do you think? >> that is the very tricky situation. there really is a small narrow majority there for republicans to work with. there are people that will need some convincing. to fight this idea of making it easier for corporations to have their businesses be based and money be based here in the united states, which has so much...

There. chad, what i thought we heard he said, we want to vote on it. avoid this back and forth and coming to sort of a reconciliation on that. what do you make of that and the timetable that he seems to be spurring on here? >> well, they want to step on the gas here, neil, for a couple reasons. theres variables that are hitting up here on capitol hill, which are things that people night not have considered. look at how close that vote was last night on the budget frame work for tax reform. 51-49...

To see you. thank you. >> thanks. >> shepard: president trumps tax plan passing major hurdle today. the house of representatives approved a budget frame work that gives senate republicans the power to pass a tax bill with 50 votes instead of the 60 you normally need. they also have the power to pass a healthcare bill but didnt manage to get it done. our season capitol hill producer, chad pergram reports if the house had not approved this budget frame work, the republican tax plan probably would ...

Americans. as a result, we are more than halfway towards the goal of 4 trillion dollars in deficit reduction that economists say we need to stable highs our finances. tonight, ill layout additional proposals fully paid for and fully consistent with the budget frame work, both parties agreed to just 18 months ago. let me repeat. nothing im proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. >> amazing that the president can say that with a straight face according to the treasury depar...

Said, the general target is something we can all agree on. as a member of the budget committee, i was struck yesterday to hear that five different republican sprenators come to the floor and say we have not passed a budget in 1,000 days. and we did pass a budget. several republican senators said we have a budget. its important i think for the american people to know that we are operating within a budget frame work. >> let me ask you the same question that i asked senator toomey. do you believe t...

Senatorial committee, republican senator from colorado. they say if the allegations are true, he should drop out. what happens when you have the special election december 12? thats the time that the senate would be voting on this. if you have the vacancy or doug jones wins, this is a wild card. passing tax reform is a very complicated matrix and this is another variable. some people thought that you might actually be better off with doug jones because you know he might not vote for this bill if ...

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