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>> reporter: i want to note the white house is supporting schumers decision to put to a vote, they really want to start moving forward on this. and this is not the only thing that democrats are working on. they have another piece of legislation of $3.5 trillion budget resolution that they are working on that they hope to use to pass using budget reconciliation. so they dont need any republicans on this. but not only are they trying to finalize the details on the infrastructure proposal but also ...

Bipartisan infrastructure plan which faces its first votes this week. that is in addition to a $3.5 trillion budget resolution with many details there still to be worked out. joining us now are john harwood and arlette saenz on this. its great to see you both this morning here in studio. >> welcome. >> nice set. >> where are we on these agreements? >> well, really this could be a make or break moment for the biden white house this week as so much of the presidents domestic agenda hinges on these...

>> when it comes to these negotiations on capitol hill on one hand you have this bipartisan infrastructure proposal that key negotiators have been working on for months and senate majority leader chuck schumer set a deadline to have a test vote for next wednesday, which angered a lot of republicans who said this is not ready for a test vote. senator mitt romney of utah, one of the key negotiators for this bipartisan infrastructure proposal said it would be, quote, a dereliction of duty if republ...

Infrastructure proposal, you have the negotiators who have not been able to figure out how to pay for this deal, that is the biggest question here. and republicans really expressed their anger to schumer for forcing them to try to negotiate on this deal quickly when the text hasnt even been written. senator mitt romney, one of the key negotiators for this deal, he told cnn that if they vote on this next week, which is when schumer wants them to vote on this, it would be a, quote, dereliction of ...

Pushing for a vote on the infrastructure proposal and democrats massive spending plan next week. the problem, neither bill has even been written! plus, were monitoring that severe flooding that has left more than 100 people dead in germany. hundreds and hundreds still unaccounted for. were going to bring you an update as soon as we get it. br update as soon as we get it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ just two pills for all day pain relief. aleve it, and see whats possible. dont settle. start your day with s...

Olympic medals mean so much to him, but i think that he is trying to differentiate himself from federer and nadal and this golden slam would certainly do that. >> nice to see you, thanks. and high stakes gambit from chuck schumer, he set a key deadline to force his caucus to agree on the budget package and finalize a separate infrastructure deal. daniella diaz is live for us with more. this deadline has big implications for biden administrations yaagenda. >> reporter: it really does. chuck sch...

Chuck schumer really needs every democrat on board for it to pass which means they need all democratic senators, all 50 of them. the name we bring up all the time is senator joe manchin of west virginia, the moderate democratic senator, he told us that he has not yet said hes on board with this infrastructure proposal, this $3.5 trillion budget resolution, calling it a, quote, challenge. but the bottom line here, the clock is ticking, it is set by schumer and it is a race to see whether lawmaker...

Mayors, governors on infrastructure. whats the goal? >> reporter: i think the goal, poppy, is to drive the public message behind the infrastructure proposal the president has made. what manu was just reporting on, the negotiations that led to the top-line number on the reconciliation package which white house officials were very deeply involved in. thats the closed-door, behind-the-scenes negotiations part. theres also conveying to the public what the administration is seeking. frflkt im infrast...

President joe biden and chuck schumer unite both sides of the democratic party to be able to pass this $3.5 trillion proposal filled with democratic priorities. you know, they theeneed the moderates to sign on to the legislation to pass it using party lines, using budget reconciliation which means no republicans need to sign on to pass it through the senate. and will this proposal affect the bipartisan infrastructure framework that was proposed by another group of senators and its passage? there...

But because of the close division within the united states senate, 50/50, and the existence of the filibuster which democrats do not have the votes right now to get rid of, joe biden has got to use the bully pulpit as his best tool to try to make change. now, democrats dont think that the situation today necessarily will be the situation later in the year. there is a sequencing by the white house. their current priority, as you know, john, is to enact an infrastructure proposal on a bipartisan...