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Existing government programs. the senate budget committee chairman bernie sanders was quick to respond to senator manchins op-ed, arguing that both tracks of the infrastructure proposal must pass or neither will. this is what he tweeted. rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure, roads, bridges, water systems is important. rebuilding our human infrastructure, human health care and climate change is more important. no infrastructure bill without the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. new polling ...

Republican governors for making decisions that fly in the face of public health. just yesterday, president biden also held a phone call with some school administrators who have been pushing back on bans in their states against mask mandates. the president also is keeping close tabs on the future of his infrastructure proposal, as they will need to keep democrats all in line over in the house and then theres the issue of immigration as even the homeland security secretary said theres serious chal...

First allows the house to vote on the trillion dollar infrastructure bill just passed by the senate. so far, the speaker has held firm, saying she will not take up one plan without the other. cnns daniella diaz is live on capitol hill this morning. daniella, walk us through what more we know this hour. and good morning. >> reporter: good morning, christie. look, hes house moderates are making it clear they will hold their support for the budget resolution that house speaker nancy pelosi has reit...

Response to this letter, quote, there are not sufficient votes to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill this month. this aide said, this is only nine house moderate democrats. there are dozens upon dozens who will vote against the bipartisan infrastructure proposal unless its after the senate passes reconciliation. this is tricky for nancy pelosi. she has to moderate within her own caucus. the progressives who want to see the infrastructure passed and the moderates who want to see the infrastr...

But we have heard from her office, you know, senior democratic aide told me just moments ago they said that there are not sufficient votes to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill this month. this aide put it as this is only nine moderate house democrats who are saying they will hold their vote on this budget resolution. instead, there are dozens upon dozens who will vote against the bipartisan infrastructure proposal unless its after the senate passes reconciliation. so all eyes are on house ...

[ applause ] that applause from senate democrats just minutes before 4:00 a.m. this morning, marking another win for the white house. >> this was one of the most significant legislative days weve had in a long time here in the united states senate. >> reporter: all 50 senate democrats sticking together through a 15-hour process of dozens of votes, adopting the blueprint for bidens $3.5 trillion social safety net expansion, and on top of a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure, two critical leg...

Tonight president biden is celebrating senate passage of a massive bipartisan infrastructure bill. hes looking ahead to the next hurdle delawyering hes an optimist about the prospects in the house of representatives. phil mattingly has more on the presidents victory lap. >> this is a moment that is beyond the headlines. >> reporter: tonight president biden delivering on a dual pronged campaign promise, infrastructure and bipartisanship. >> after years and years of infrastructure week, were on th...

Chuck schumer took to the chuck schumer took to the senate floor for a victory lap with a twist. >> we have come to an agreement for final passage of the bipartisan infrastructure proposal as we move forward we are proceeding on both tracks. the track of the bipartisan infrastructure proposal and the track of the budget resolution with reconciliation instructions. >>laura: just went into end aoc. wanted he said that double tracking its impossible tracking its impossible because just last week th...

Electric grid, expanding broadband internet access, and replacing lead pipes in water systems. the bills passage would be a major victory for the biden administration. both parties could, in fact, claim a win. but as manu raju reports, its not a done deal just yet. >> reporter: after it passes the senate, the question will be how does this move through the house? nancy pelosi, the house speaker, has made it very clear that she will not move on this package unless the senate first moves on a $3.5...

Kyrsten sinema. shes raised concerned about the $3.5 trillion price tag. but what is complicated is that nancy pelosi has demanded that the senate pass that democratic only approach before she moved on bipartisan infrastructure proposal that will pass the senate later today in the next hour. even though moderates in her caucus are calling for the bipartisan deal to get a vote immediately. so how they could navigate the caucus together will ultimately determine whether this ultimately becomes law...