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Addressed. i think he is willing to work with the president, willing to work with anybody to get something done. thats what hes here to do. he wants to negotiate a deal. he wants to find a compromise. he did it on the $1.2 trillion notice of deal i am convinced he will do it on reconciliation. >> john hand alter, what impact do you think president bidens trip to the capitol will have. >> i think it had a big impact. it was kind of like a chill pill for the democratic caucus, like weve got this. ...

>> storm before the calm. joining us now, jonathan cott, former communications director and senior adviser to senator joe manchin. john hand alter, columnist for the daily beast. and maria teresa kumar. thank you all very much for being here. jonathan cott i am going to start with you since you know the man that everyone has been talking about. thats senator joe manchin. these last-minute negotiations began yesterday with senator manchin making his top line number clear. now our reporting is tha...