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Did pass the act, so now its in the senate. were getting the parliamentarian scrubs. well know what those changes are going to be when we return on monday. we are moving along and were optimistic well get to the finish line during the month of december. i know we still have some negotiations that need to take place. i think we are committed, all 50 democrats to make sure we get to the finish line. >> okay. but getting to that finish line, again, sir may have some changes. and if house progressiv...

Quality and affordable for literally every child in america. you already talked about universal prek for 3 and 4-year-olds and making health care affordable by expanding medicare to include hearing. this is beneficial to hundreds of thousands of my constituents. in fact, all of my constituents when you think about climate change and how it impacts everybody on the planet. this is something democrats did by unifying and of course, i got to give house progressives credit through insisting that we ...

>> reporter: neither senator on board yet, and both likely to face pieces of the house bill including paid leave to the cutting floor. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell making it clear and key house progressives signaling optimism about whats ahead across the capitol. >> there are a few things preconference, were going to have to work those out. but i believe with my conversations with the senators hes confident we can get 51 votes. >> reporter: with one reality, there is no margin for erro...

Of the house bill including paid leave to the cutting room floor. chuck schumer making clear senate democrats plan to move fast. pledging a quote, act as quickly as possible to get this bill to the presidents desk. and key house progressives signalling optimism about whats ahead across the capitol. >> there are a few things that are not preconference. we have to work those out. i believe through my conversations and with those senators as well as the presidents own commitment that he is confiden...

Of concern about a number of issues that are in this bill, including paid leave, the expansion of medicare to include dental, vision, and hearing. hes concerned about inflation. theres a number of issues theyre going to have to work around. and its going to taic some time to get through the senate. then the question becomes, okay, it has to come go pack to the house at that point. will progressives find it acceptable if its a whittled down version. keep an eye on president biden. house progressi...

Democratic leaders failed to convince some of their own members to vote in lockstep on the $1.2 trillion bill.

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Yellow school buses go electric around the country, ports and airports, obviously ports deservedly getting a lot of attention right now. >> and six progressive democrats voted no on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, standing firm on their desire to have it moved together with the build back better act. but the bill also ended up getting support from 13 house republicans helping it get to the presidents desk. republican congressman marjorie taylor greene lashing out at her colleagues on twitter...

We were -- were going to this live tonight because were not sure. we are literally trying to figure out live on tv whether or not they are going to proceed to these votes. what we expect to happen, at least what president biden asked democrats to do tonight is to pass the structure bill, which would then conceivably go to president bidens desk tonight since its already passed the senate. also to pass -- to take a vote to advance the build back better legislation, the larger pooes of legislation....

On the democratic side of the aisle. they dont need these progressives. where the hell are the republicans? thank god in the end 13 of them stepped forward. for the latest we go to cnn white house correspondent john harwood. john, what do we know of the president yesterday working the phones and really putting skin in the game to get this across the finish line? >> look, he decided and speaker pelosi decided that they needed to move right now. that, of course, was accent waited by the results in...