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One. we will see when a bit. arizona senator kiersten sinema has rocked the party with the decision to leave the party and register as an independent. will not affect the balance of power in the senate, or will it? kevin corkes life in and the nations p-uppercase-letter good evening. >> as our friending congressional groomers has on capitol hill that math is the math is the math it really is a numbers game to get anything done in congress and just as democrats were celebrating getting up 50 seed...

So it would show virginia had gotten a lot more purple after it got much more blue during the trump years which would be a bad development for democrats regardless of what the actual outcome is, again, assuming its close. >> kyle when we look at the negotiations here, they often leave the democratic party and go independent. they say kiersten sinema is blocking congress. how do you think all of this seeing how the sausage is mace might affect the race? >> its true in virginia and true across the...

In their voter suppression and gerrymandering tactics and it puts into starker relief the need for the senate and house to act on comprehensive voting rights reform. chuck schumer announced theyre going to vote on the freedom to vote act which is a compromised version that joe manchin says hes going to support. the question is, what are democrats, what is the biden administration going to do after that fails? are they going to press joe manchin and kiersten sinema to reconsider their position. i...

Because of propaganda reporting the false inclusion of critical race theory within classroom instruction. this propaganda, again, continues despite the fact that critical race theory is not taught in public schools. i look forward to your discussion in the 3:00 hour. >> martha: thank you. >> sandra: mike? >> mike: president biden heading to michigan to rally support for his $1 trillion infrastructure bill and even bigger spending and tax plan. the president has blamed fellow democrats, senators ...

Democratic infrastructure proposal. but theres a problem. the bill is stuck in congress. democrats have linked that infrastructure bill to another bill with trillions in spending on child care, education and health care. problem is a group of moderate democrats say that $3.5 trillion bill is just too expensive and so the white house is negotiating to bring the total down to about $2 trillion and try to secure the support from two moderate democrats, senators joe manchin and kiersten sinema. >> 9...

Lets get to whats going on with some of your -- a few of your fellow democrats. they have expressed frustration with senator sinema today. how do you feel about what she said and the way shes holding things up? >> well, let me tell you, im focused on getting these bills passed. the american people deserve -- democrats especially and hopefully republicans to fight for them. im not going to get involved in the squabbles taking place, because i believe at the end of the day, were going to come toge...

Provision so they can get back to work. this is all about economic growth, economic benefits. its paid for. >> yeah. let me highlight something that stood out in senator sinemas statement which reads, i have never and would never agree to any bargain that would hold one piece of legislation hostage to another. shes been talking to the white house, talking to the president. is there any way she could not have known that the bills were linked? >> well, were not holding bills hostage. were saying w...

From president biden, like heidi was laying out, to democrats in congress to take the focus away from the number, the price tag of the massive investment in infrastructure and human infrastructure and talk instead about the contents. thats what progressives were doing all morning long on sunday shows. they were talking about paid family leave, about childcare, about climate change. policies that will affect everyday americans just before president biden hits the streets next week. two notable ab...

Fall together, what changes -- what changes when a president is in a room with his own party asking them to pass a bill, claire? >> i think everybody realizes that it is not about aoc or the progressive caucus or bernie sanders or kiersten sinema or joe manchin. this is about president biden and what is bess for the people. what is interesting about today is we are talking about self-inflicted wounds over self imposed deadlines. nobody is forcing this deadline today except democrats. so i think ...

Can walk into that room with a agreement that he guarantees himself would include joe manchin and kiersten sinema i have a hard time believing he can convince the 50 or so progressives who want to vote no on the infrastructure bill, it will take a while. the other side of the coin, the president could go into the room, thank everyone for their hard work, including the moderates who have been fighting for the infrastructure bill and so something like, we know this is going to take more time. we a...