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Or $3.5 trillion. and of course the priorities matter, and thats what people are fighting over, and thats a longer discussion than they could probably have this week. >> yeah. >> but, yeah, i think biden is right to be confident, but its going to be a very arduous process because people do feel a sense of urgency about particular priorities, and theyre using that leverage to get them in this package. >> but dont they stand a chance of losing support on the other side if they let this drag on fro...

Priorities and theyre using their leverage to get them in this package. >> but dont they stand a chance of losing support on the other side if they let this drag on and people -- from people who are saying -- well, the democrats arent going for this and i as a republican, why am i doing -- if you were previously planning to vote for this bill, are they rethinking their vote? i think its clear as ever that did bill will be linked to infrastructure. what happens then? >> that puts more pressure on...

Democrat there, whether theyre moderates or progressives, understand that. walking away with nothing is -- is just a disaster for everyone involved, and so theyll find -- >> you think they understand that? >> im sorry? >> you think everybody understands that? >> i -- by and large, i think yes. i think they do. everybody has skin in this game. you know, what weve seen -- and ive said this to you before -- manchin and sinema have taught a lesson in leverage, and everybody is trying to use their le...

Tie the infrastructure bill to the big safety net spending bell but ive never seen a president of the united states effectively argue against congress sending him his own legislation, in this case, i mean the infrastructure bill. it is what joe biden might have called, a couple of decades ago, the perfect being the enemy of the good in terms of holding out for everything he wants by using that transportation and infrastructure bill as leverage. at the very least, hes bowing to the political real...

Build back better act. whereas senator manchin and sinema do not yet support the totality of the presidents agenda, so what we need is greater clarity from senators manchin and sinema. we need them to spell out their position, because if were not aware of their position, then were in no position to negotiate with them. so, we need greater clarity from those two senators before well move forward. >> let me give you some clarity, and im going to read, in part, a statement from kyrsten sinema that ...

>> i am not clear. i dont think the president is clear. at least with senator sinema. we dont have specifics. theres been progresses. i think senator manchin has put out a detailed proposal. sen senator sinema has started to engage. >> one of your democratic colleagues, stephanie murphy, released a statement, saying, im profoundly disappointed and disillusioned by this process. she criticized the speakers decision to delay the vote again, as well as democratic colleagues, who congresswoman murph...

Think they do. everybody has skin in this game. what weve seen -- and ive said this to you before -- manchin and sinn ma have taught a lesson in leverage. everybodys trying to use their leverage to get their priorities in these packages, particularly in the reconciliation package. moderates are fighting hard for this infrastructure package. but i think all of them understand that if they -- i mean, it would be a catastrophic failure for democrats to walk away with nothing when they have a chance...

Rer, release add statement in part saying im sadly disappointed and dissolutioned with the process. she criticized the speakers decision to delay the infrastructure vote again. a misguided attempt to assert leverage over the reconciliation bill? >> no ones going to assert leverage over president biden. two-term vice president. this is what he wants and thats what we were always saying. the idea a few progressives and the house were going to exert leverage over the peeker and the president is not...

Ten-year program, make it a five-year program. maybe thats a way we can trim this down to a number both sides can agree to. >> yesterday it was said on air maybe with community college they have some wiggle room because its already free in some of the states. lets go ahead and bring in our political panel. good morning to both of you. so far, progressives are really holding their ground. they seem to be throwing their weight around, enjoying the new leverage. this isnt the same democratic part...