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Them because people are beginning to figure out whats at stake. folks, look, these bills are not about left versus right. or about moderate versus progressive. or anything that pits one american against another. these bills are about competitiveness versus complacent say. >> so he has to sell this. is that messaging working when the spending package still unfinished, unclear what exactly is going to be in the final bill. is it working? >> well, first of all, the messaging is improving. everythin...

Smaller than the president initially saw. and how does he plan to frame that tonight? >> reporter: yeah, look, they certainly believe that they are nearing that point. that is one of the reasons why what were seeing this week is president biden ramping up his public salesmanship of his domestic legislative agenda. even as those negotiations with congress are still ongoing. they see this town hall tonight as an opportunity for the president to reframe some of the debate about this legislative age...

Fall prey to those like the belt road initiative out of china and other initiatives where ill do something for you if you give me. if you give me. folks, look. these bills are not about left versus right. or about moderate versus progressive. or anything that pits one american against another. these bills are about competitiveness versus complacency. about expanding opportunity, not having opportunity denied. theyre about leading the world and continue to let the world or let it pass us by and b...

More than 7% of their income on child care, 7%. weve been listening to president biden pitching the build back better plan. well keep listening. if there is news to bring it to you, hes in his hometown of scranton, pennsylvania. after months of trestling between progressives and some holdouts, theres signs that this gap may be closing. earlier in the speech, something we want to play for you, the president saying this -- >> these bills are not about left versus right or moderate versus progres...

Countries so they dont fall prey to those like the belt and road initiative out of china and other initiatives where theres, ill do something for you if you give me. if you give me. folks, look. these bills are not about left versus right or about moderate versus progressive. or anything that pits one american against another. these bills are about competitiveness versus complacency. about expanding opportunity, not having opportunity denied. they are about leading the world and continuing to le...

On the vine as long as progressives and conservative democrats cant come to an agreement on the spending plan. biden for his part, he hasnt given up on passing either of these bills. while drumming up support for the bills yesterday he described the need to pass both in stark terms. watch. >> we cannot be competitive in the 21st century and this global economy if we fail to invest. thats why i propose two critical pieces of legislation being debated in washington right now. theyre both bills. th...

Watch. >> we cannot be competitive in this global economy if we fail to invest. thats why i propose to critical pieces of legislation being debated in washington right now. theyre both bills that are not about left versus right, theyre not about, you know, moderate versus progressive. or anything else that pits one american against another. these bills in my view are about competitiveness versus complacency. >> joining me for a reality check on the status of the presidents agenda is florida cong...

Component of his frozen multi-trillion-dollar package. >> both bills are not about left versus right. theyre not about moderate versus progressive. >> reporter: facing criticism for not selling that agend abiden using public remarks in connecticut to press the urgency of the moment. >> these views are about competitiveness versus complacency. >> reporter: while privately top advisers have made clear theyve grown impatient with the pace of the talks. as two key moderate democrats, joe manchin of ...

21st century in this global economy if we fail to invest. that is why i proposed two critical pieces of legislation being debated in washington right now. theyre both bills that are not about left versus right, theyre not about moderate versus progressive or anything else that pits one american against another. these bims in my view are about competitiveness versus complacency. about opportunity versus decay. and about leading the world or continuing to let the world move by us. folks, a lot of ...

These bills, in my view, are literally about competitiveness versus complacency. >> and in his last stop tonight, the president spoke at an event dedicating a human rights center to former senator chris dodd. biden said his measure of a persons character is how that person treats a waiter onner a waitress. bit of an parallel to draw as dodd was once accused of assaulting a waitress >> bret: jackie heinrich thanks >> the crisis is more than just getting car go ships to port and unloaded. william ...