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House approving it. thats another question. if they do release it, will that be enough for progressives to back the infrastructure bill? >> can i say one thing. something manu was just reporting on, playing the sound from pramila jayapal, who is the chair of the progressive caucus. while theyre saying, hold on, madame speaker, we dont want to vote until we see the legislative text, until we can vote on these two bills together, that is true. but one thing she said was really striking. she said, ...

Provisions here. thats where were moving. we would like to see other countries do the same. thats the issue here facing the white house. and this is the kind of timeline they set for themselves. they said, yes, this is something we wanted done before the president goes. now hes on the way here, on air force one right now. there is still no agreement or consensus among democrats on this as they do wait for that text. >> david, we talk so much about the process. lets talk about the dissubstan. the...

Here, how committed is she to having that vote today? she has made clear, behind closed doors to her caucus, that that vote is going to happen today. when joe biden addressed the democratic caucus, he wanted both bills to pass, a larger plan, that has not been drafted into legislative text, and separate infrastructure bill. pelosi came on right after and said she wants that vote to happen today. a number of members got up and cheered and said, vote, vote, vote. other members sat down. those memb...

Presidents wish and have the vote on infrastructure? how are you going to make this bill more palatable to you and your constituents and the president has basically said today, this is the framework that i can get all 50 senate democrats on? so, i do think we need to hear from progressives after we hear from the speaker about the path forward here is, how do you get a better deal than the one the president says is the best deal he can get that will get the vote for passage? >> if i may, thats ex...

Poverty. we have to continue that kind of investment in our children, in our families, in our workers, in our seniors. there is $150 billion in this framework for home care. theres another $150 billion for housing. in my district, we have seniors, thousands deep in waiting lines for affordable housing. $150 billion in housing, thats going to be a generational change. >> congresswoman, it sounds like youre telling us, you dont think its going to get any better than that for progressives? this is ...

Were hearing from lawmakers. appreciate it. lets continue the conversation now. joining us is chief political analyst gloria borger and cnn presidential historian douglas brinkley. we just got in new reporting about congresswoman jayapal who told cnn after that meeting of the progressive caucus that shes a no if theres an infrastructure vote today, that they are going to block the virginia vote, but that the progressive caucus is planning to vote on a resolution that would outline their suppor...

Hill. daniela, this means the u.s. is one of only eight countries, one of eight countries in the world, the richest nation on earth, will not pay for family medical leave. its really, really a blow to working families and obviously progressives. >> reporter: thats exactly right, christine. it really shows the power that one democratic senator has in all of these negotiations. democrats have the majority in the house, senate and president joe biden is a democrat. really its down to one democratic...

On child tax care but they werent able to deliver on covering for care that went from 14 to zero to 6 and thats why biden said if they captain, someone like youngkin can come in and take that seat away. >> people like terry mcauliffe and biden keep delivering things but wheres the delivery? appreciate your time on "inside politics." erica hill picks up our coverage right now. have a good day. >> good afternoon, im erica hill in new york in for ana cabrera. president biden, of course, on capitol ...

Exchange was the sunday deadline, october 31st. thats when surface transportation is going to expire across the country. they can extend it, like they did last month, but if they were to extend it, as she said, it would create uncertainty. she didnt explicitly say when they would have that vote, but the expectation is they are trying to vote on this today. they are moving behind the scene, lock down support from the members, the progressives. pelosi wants to have this passed by the time joe bide...

Get done. that is the reality of a real culture clash happening now. >> were just checking to see if we saw speaker pelosi walking in there. we see a lot of movement around the podium. looks like we have a little more time to talk. well cut you off. manu, if both the progressives and the joe manchins of the world want to see the text, why dont they just write the text? >> im actually told theyre actually trying to write the text at the moment. chuck schumer, majority leader of the senate, just t...