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Themselves through what is known as the budget reconciliation process. that plan would expand medicare, fund child care programs, paid family leave. it would begin to tackle the climate crisis among many, many other things. lets be clear about this. biden wants that $3.5 trillion plan, and thats over ten years to pay for it. now, that number might sound like a lot to you, but were only talking about $350 billion per year. manchin has been reportedly circulating a memo he signed this summer with ...

Between what the progressives and the moderates are willing to spend on the build back better plan. senator sinema along with west virginia joe manchin have been some of the biggest players in these negotiations. now, remember this. this is the so-called human infrastructure plan that democrats want to pass themselves through what is known as the budget reconciliation process. that plan would expand medicare, fund child care programs, paid family leave. it would begin to tackle the climate crisi...

The bills. billions of dollars each for roads, bridges, nerjs transportation, broadband, clean drinking water, public transit, and waterways. >> and for the democrats-only, medicare expansion, paid family leave, universal pre-k, free community college, extended child tax credits, child care programs, climate change provisions, pathway for undocumented immigrants. where does it all stand? >> we overused the phrase the stakes are high here in washington, but you cant overestimate how important the...

This week president bidens promise to groupfy will face a tough test in his own party. >> most of the presidents agenda is packed into two bills right now the democrats cant agree on how to get them done. >> lets go through what is in the bills. the bipartisan infrastructure bill, billions of dollars each or roads, bridges, energy rail transportation, broad band internet, clean drinking water, public transit, airports and waterways. >> in the democrats only bill. universal pre-k, free community ...

Like medicare expansion, child care programs, and so much more, paid for in a large part by an extremely popular provision raising taxes on the very wealthiest americans. and yet some democrats, including joe manchin, whose state is 50th in the nation in infrastructure quality, seem to be signaling late objections. donna, is this thing going to get done? >> well, i think its going to get done. but i have to say, a warning to democratics who -- democrats who oppose both the presidents agenda and ...

Or referral services. but only 7% say they actually provide child care options at or near the work site. >> 35. >> 26. >> oh, is that a 2? >> for parents, its all about changing peoples attitudes toward child care needs and finding a reasonable solution that will help families. >> i think that somewhere in congress or in government it would be good for people to take into consideration that parents, you know, are struggling to try to manage work/life balance. >> yeah, they are. last year u.s. bu...

To tick higher, that could be the sign people are feeling better about their financial situation. >> if we are at full employment is when we look at the portion of america that is left out of the economy and thats what we have to look at structural issues. workforce participation is something we need to focus on. for example, the huge huge portions we talk about paternity and maternity care. theres more than the 12 weeks after you have a baby. many people mostly women are not going back to work ...

J.j. watt helped raise more than $37 million for hurricane harvey relief. yesterday he announced how he was going to be using that money. >> i apologize it has been a bit since my last update. i didnt anticipate breaking my leg. that threw a wrench into things. we are going to rebuild homes, child care programs, provide food and professional and medical services, physical and mental health for those affected by the hurricane. >> alisyn, he will be on the field tonight for game three of the world...

Children tonight in florida who are in the evacuation centers who are some of whom families didnt evacuate tonight, is going to be a very, very long scary night for them. >> whats being done, what organizations like yours, are mobilizing, what do you do? >> save the children has a team that i will lead to go in immediately after the hurricane to work in the evacuation shelters to provide protection programs. to find supplies and materials to keep children safe and then well work with the communi...

Both side rz unhappy. mike, thank you. president obama making good on his promise to expand early childhood education. announcing a investment in learning programs for toddlers and babies and preschoolers. the president took part in a summit in the white house. 500 million will go to 40 states to expand head start and child care programs. >> republicans weeks away from taking control of the senate and installing leadership. and that means harry reid as majority leader are over. he tells the ne...