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The work of our time, it seems to me, those of us who hold public office is to prepare ourselves to be more competitive and win the fast changing 21st century in the global economy. things are changing incredibly quickly. thats why i propose two critical pieces of legislation being debated back in washington right now. the first, a investment on our infrastructure, and the second is a bill to invest in our human infrastructure. ill talk about both of these bills in just a moment. first i want to...

We still dont know the long term effects on human health, what those will be but this bill is one of many reasons why the united states needs to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and it under scores how important it is for congress to pass some sort of climate action. the build back better act would be a nice first step to allow us to invest in clean energy and research and preparedness as well as environmental justice initiatives and maybe save birds. but democrats are still working out the...

Progressives or anything that o. these bills are about competitiveness versus complacency. they are about opportunity versus decay. >> reporter: but for democrats in congress it is exactly moderates versus progressives. and now, after weeks of infighting, both sides closer to compromise on the presidents sweeping plan to cover everything from universal pre-k to climate change. the initial price tag was $3.5 trillion. sources tell abc news that during a negotiation, president biden proposed a sig...

You know, the work of our time, it seems to me, those of us who hold public office, is to prepare ourselves to be more competitive and to win the fast changing 21st century in the global economy. things are changing incredibly quickly. thats why i propose two critical pieces of legislation. being debated back in washington right now. the first, build investment in our physical infrastructure, and the second, a bill to invest in our human infrastructure. ill talk about both of these bills in a mo...

Today to try to set some things straight if i can. >> reporter: the president visited a union training facility, making the case that his two-part economic plan is crucial for the tous stay competitive with china and other rivals. >> we risk use losing our edge as a nation. >> reporter: the white house is trying to elevate the conversation. even as it works to bridge the democratic divide over the size and scope of the plans. theres general agreement on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan. but o...

>> president biden: theres a lot of noise in washington. it seems to me that theres more than usual, anywhere from 40-80 years in america there is an inflection point where you have to choose what direction we are going to go. these bills are not about left versus right, or moderate versus progressive, anything that fits americans against one another. these are about competitiveness versus complacency. to oppose these investments is to be complicit in americas decline. >> jesse: after president ...