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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...

Congress to decide to try to get rid of a program that you hope would be popular. right? i mean, by setting these up even on a shorter timetable, youre telling future congress look, weve put this program in place. do you keep it or not? once the programs are on the table, they tend to stick around. i want to ask about the timing of all this. house democrats got themselves in trouble last week with the deadline that wasnt a real deadline at least in terms of a necessary deadline to pass the infra...

Child tax correct. if it were to expire, it had plunge 10 million people into poverty or deep poverty. its not a either/or choice. >> joe manchin is asking house progressives to take the win on the infrastructure bill, take the w on that, and then get to work on the bigger bill. does he have a point? do you trust him he would get to a place youre comfortable with on the bigger bill? >> the progressive support, the bipartisan infrastructure framework, but senator martial edge opposes the build ba...

President himself. the president should be hands on and proactive. the stakes are high. were determineding the future infrastructure of america, and he needs to play a central role in these negotiations. farce im concerned, we should remain in washington, d.c. as long as necessary to get these bills done, because the stakes are too high. >> can you update us on the status of the conversations in the last couple hours to try to find a path forward? do you think this vote could happen potential to...

Regardless the vote is coming. speaker pelosi is racing to ensure she has enough votes to pass the infrastructure bill and the big budget reconciliation bill. moments ago she announced that the vote on that bipartisan infrastructure framework will be held on monday and the budget reconciliation on thursday with debate beginning tomorrow. the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill is coming. it is coming to a theater near you. >> were ready to vote for both. we are excited to vote for both. we will vo...

Fellow americans, their own constituents? regardless the vote is coming. speaker pelosi is racing to ensure she has enough votes to pass the infrastructure bill and the big budget reconciliation bill. moments ago she announced that the vote on that bipartisan infrastructure framework will be held on monday and the budget reconciliation on thursday with debate beginning tomorrow. the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill is coming. it is coming to a theater near you. >> were ready to vote for both. w...

Congressman, he is the host of strange days podcast and an msnbc political analyst. jonathan, daca recipient and the vice president of programs for the kasie foundation. and sarah, executive director for the alliance for youth action. it is great to see you all. congressman, i am going to start with you because i have this pelosi dear colleague letter in my hand. so we know, tomorrow they are going to begin debate on the bipartisan infrastructure framework. they are going to vote on it thursday....

We no longer live in a democrat as i. democracy. we live under the tierny of joe manchin. >> we heard from people in the senate. so much of the success rests on them and continuing support of the filibuster in the senate. what can happen now? we have been having this discussion for months. does the pressure on them not seem to work? >> in the two of them, they show no signs of budging. if the senate were to pass the reconciliation bill, the house would easily pass the bipartisan infrastructure f...

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Change, we need to create the kind of economy that allows families to care for each other without going bankrupt. these are just the realities in this country. and given that, i would say that he is stuck between progressives and obstructionists. largely, the entire republican party and several members of his own. we have seen republicans many times now start negotiations, start down the path towards a deal and then turn against it even though they have participated in the process. with he saw i...