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Necessity that we must be resistant, we must be uplifting of american democracy, and we get to hold these political figures to account. black people can exercise their leverage at the polls and we must continue to do so and then that way we perform our ancestral connection to black people with who, with far less than us, achieved a great deal. >> last question. after election day this week we saw that policing and public safety issues of great concerns for black voters. but how they voted for ch...

Moderates will have some leverage. this may end up separating the two bills. and once theyre signed into law, well see what happens on build back better. that piece of legislation is simply not ready for primetime, and thats why theyre not voting on it tonight. >> its part of, the primary reason why progressives were wary of moving forward. not just in the house, but also in the senate, where its probably even further away from a finish line up to this point. and congressman, in terms of the vot...

This, ive seen the democrats do this. to keep people here over a weekend, right before recess -- >> raymond: you hold them hostage. he weakened their resistance. speak out thats right, and after period of time they come around to the views of their captors. someone cries uncle and that could happen tonight. >> raymond: we have seen that close to holidays, christmas and new years where they use the leverage of the holidays and getting home on airlines against members. that is clearly what we are ...

Is really felt the pressure on this. they wanted to not erwin, maybe before the virginia governors race. we know that is gonna last for democrats. but really there is a continued push, here, and were going to continue to see this gain pressure from progressives, who cant afford to lose momentum that they have here. they have now lost their leverage, because they voted on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, this is now all about the social spending package. when they were working those two bills ...

To lose leverage going into the next fight. but there are only 13 republicans who voted to pass the infrastructure bill. how do democrats hold accountable all of the other republicans that voted against it? >> well, i think it is following up on what we talked about. i think that the thing you need to do is to sell what you just did. part of the problem that democrats had in the past is that yes, they are the most competent party. but they dont spend enough time saying here is what we just did a...

Package is the leverage that progressives in the house had on this was sort of holding the bipartisan infrastructure bill in tandem with this build back better act because they wanted to make sure that both pressed forward and that there was momentum behind each of them. theyve now lost that leverage as soon as this bipartisan infrastructure bill passes and what could happen in the senate is that people like senator joe manchin have repeatedly said they dont feel the need to rush this, in fact, ...

Now the reconciliation bill has to stand on its own merit and that should go back to people having to stalk joe manchin to try and get it passed. whoever spoke, i cant see, dont know who it was, youve to remind them. once the hostage is released it can no longer be used as leverage. by the way, if good policy is good politics, then i think its really good for republicans to support roads and bridges, access to high speed internet for all americans, help for people who are flooded. help for water...

Bill ends up being and passes, it is going to go to the senate and change. there is a reality of how the house and the senate work. if the house passes something first, the senate will change it. we have seen that over and over and over again. progressives that are disappointed today. they wanted the build back better passage. but they know that passing it is huge. >> eugene, lets underline something there. they are disappointed because they are worried they have lost leverage to get what they w...

The caucuses have been huddling, and meeting on zoom or if theyre here in person, or on the phone. this hasnt stopped. over the course of the last few weeks, if anything, brian, the momentum has only gained force, in part because the white house has really felt the pressure on this. theyve wanted to not sherwin. maybe before the virginia governors race, there we know now that that virginia race is gone last forever for democrats. really, there is a continued push here, and were going to continue...

Pelosi managed to bring it back. i ran to joe manchins office the at the, point told him that the changes were being made, and he said that it was very challenging for him to support. this in part because he doesnt think it abides by the rules of the reconciliation process, apologies for using that forbidden word. but he also thinks that it should be done in a bipartisan fashion as a stand-alone bill outside of the social spending package. i think we are the breakdown will come, or could, come o...