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Responded that those protesters violated school security and students privacy writing, this is wholly inappropriate. asked about protesters conduct, the president said -- >> i dont think there are appropriate tactics. it happens to everybody. >> reporter: today the president held a video conference with house progressives trying to convince that influential group to compromise on a lower total price tag to get it done lester. >> kelly, thank you. in just 60 seconds, from abortion rights to gun...

Fiscal responsibility because its things the congress has already voted to spend, and filibustering. thats what republicans are doing, which requires getting ten republican votes. in this circumstance, thats virtually mission impossible unless they back down. weve had democratic senates raise the debt ceiling for republican presidents, including for president trump. so this is hypocritical. it is dangerous, and its not remotely normal. dont get fooled into thinking it is. >> kirsten, were not ju...

Allow the economy to -- to work in maximum efficiency that those childcare workers are rewarded. so, i certainly would disagree with the characterization of an entitlement society. we want to make sure that that basic-american contract which is if you work hard and play by the rules, you can provide a comfortable living for yourself and your family. that that contract is not stamped null and void. >> so, president biden told house progressives that the bill has to come down from the 3 3.5 trilli...

There is plenty of gps systems. but maybe it was. i dont know. thats for the experts and the independent experts to determine. thats something that i think is very important. i know others do as well. that it must be an independent investigation. we cant rely on the companys investigators to tell us what happened, because, obviously, they are biased. >> katrina foley, thank you very much. i know this is devastating. not only for the wildlife, but devastating to the community and the economy the ...

Legislative drama in the halls of congress. house progressives have just pulled off something, incredible. indeed unprecedented in the 15 years that have covered congress. they held the line, and it worked. progressives stopped up infrastructure framework from passing by itself. and they also accelerated negotiation in the senate, for president bidens full build back better agenda. including childcare, elder care, paid family leave, for the only country in the entire western world who doesnt hav...

Xfinity xfi. so powerful, it keeps one-upping itself. can your internet do that? when last we left our legislative drama until halls of congress, house progressives had just pulled off something incredible, indeed unprecedented in the 15 years ive been covering congress. they held the line and it worked. progressives stopped that bipartisan infrastructure

Still equivocated on that. senator sinema is less upset about that than the fact that joe biden betrayed her. if you remember back in june when the president announced the bipartisan deal he threatened to veto it and he walked back the veto threat and promising two things. he wouldnt link the infrastructure bill to the massive reconciliation bill and two, that he would fight with vigor to get the infrastructure bill passed. he betrayed -- he betrayed her on both those fronts. he went to congress...

Is not a stand of fiscal responsibility. its things the congress has already voted to spend, and filibustering it. which requires getting 10 republican votes. and in this circumstance, thats virtually mission impossible unless they back down. weve had democratic senates raise the debt ceiling for republican presidents, including for president trump. so this is hypocritical. it is dangerous. and its not remotely normal. dont get fooled into thinking it is. >> kirsten, were not just talking about ...

. president biden named a new price tag for his infrastructure bill telling house progressives it could get passed between 1.9 and 2.2 bucks. schumer said it must be raised this week. treasury secretary yellen saying this morning "there is no time to wait." >> failing to pay any of our bills become due would be catastrophic. >> mike is in michigan where president biden will be visiting today and also with us, john.

House Progressives held their ground this week and denied a vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill until a deal on a larger human infrastructure deal could be reached. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) joined NBC’s Mehdi Hasan to discuss where negotiations stand. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez also talked about her controversial ‘present’ vote on additional funding for Israel's Iron Dome defense system.