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That pits one american against another. these bills are about competitiveness versus complacency. you hear these numbers, 3.5 trillion or 1.75 trillion. we pay for it all. it doesnt increase the deficit one single cent. >> well, cnns kaitlan collins explains why the timing to get this legislation passed is so important to president biden. >> reporter: well, its a critical week for president biden because he is set to leave on they trip overseas on thursday. he is hoping to get an agreement on th...

Spending deal before he leaves for europe kelly odonnell is at the white house with more. >> reporter: in new jersey today, president biden visited a classroom of four-year-olds. >> hey how are you doing? my name is joe. >> reporter: to highlight the kind of universal pre-kindergarten program he wants expanded nationwide. his newly reduced social spending plan of about $2 trillion is expected to include four weeks of paid family leave and a one-year extension of the child care tax credit today t...

Lets put people to work. and lets once again reestablish america as the most advanced country in the world. god bless america, and god bless our troops. thank you, thank you, thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> president biden there selling his build back better agenda at a new jersey transit facility. the president framing his social spending and infrastructure bills as a matter of competitiveness versus complacency. i want to go straight to nbc news white house correspondent mike memoli who ...

Right now. these bills are not about left versus right or moderate versus progressive or anything that pits one american against another. these bills are about competitiveness versus complacency. competitiveness versus complacency. theyre about expanding opportunity, not opportunity to deny. theyre about leading the world or continuing to let the world pass us by. first, the infrastructure bill. its about rebuilding the arteries of america. and the portal bridge project is showing why investment...

Playing even if its not 100% accurate. president biden played it out with senator manchin in a very special place, his own delaware home, kind of like having it out in the 9th inning, or 10th, on these issues. there is a sign they want to hammer it out and get it done. manchin is willing to pay for this with a billionaires tax. they need 50 on everything. speaker pelosi says theyre close to getting the senate bill they need. the president is on the road and he is touting progress. take a look. >...

Do very well. but im tired of trickle-down. trickle down hasnt worked so much in the last 15 years for working-class and middle-class folks. thats why you propose to cope critical pieces of legislation being debated back in washington right now. of these bills are not about left versus right more moderate versus progressive or anything that fits one american against another. these bills are about competitiveness versus complacency. its about expanding opportunity, not opportunity denied. its abo...

A decisive week for the biden presidency. >> lets get this done. lets move. >> president biden making a public sales pitch in new jersey while still trying to convince key holdouts in washington to get behind his social spending and climate change agenda. >> these bills are not about left versus right or moderate versus progressive or anything that pits one american against another. these bills are about competitiveness versus complacency. >> biden huddled with one of those holdouts, senator joe...

Being debated back in washington right now. these bills are not about left versus right or modern versus progressive or anything that pits one american against another. these bills are about competitiveness versus complacency. competitiveness versus complacency. theyre about expanding opportunity, not opportunity denied. but about leading the world or continuing to let the world pass us by. first, the infrastructure bill. it is about rebuilding the arteries of america. and the portal bridge proj...

These bills are about competitiveness versus complacency. you hear these numbers, 3.5 trillion or 1.75 trillion, we mpay for it all. it doesnt increase the deficit one single cent. >> reporter: now, obviously that is what the white house has been pushing. theyre also still trying to figure out how they are going to pay for this after arizona senator kyrsten sinema said she was opposed to raising taxes on corporations and high earners. the white house is making no secret that they want to have an...

War room with al hunt. james, i am so happy to have you on. thank you for joining, sir. >> good to be on with another louisiana guy. >> yeah. if i say who dat or go tigers, i will say both of them. >> thats it, man. >> lets stick to the point here. the president was on the road today pitching his economic agenda. i want you to watch this. >> this has been declared dead on arrival from the moment i introduced it. i think we are going to surprise them because people are beginning to figure out wha...