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People voted for joe biden, to want to spend more money. the best ad joe manchin could run in west virginia is "i was the man standing between aoc and the socialist left." that might get him elected senator for life there. so they have no leverage. it doesnt make sense to me in a political level. it doesnt make sense to me as a policy -- from a policy level. >> juanita, please share with our audience some of the affection i know you have for manchin and sinema right about now. >> look -- >> sine...

Too narrow and too targeted that were going to get everybody who needs it? and the bigger picture, and van jones knows this better than the three of us together, what youre seeing here is progressives using their numbers and their leverage in a way that i have not seen in the democratic party and as part of the democratic conversations ive been involved in in washington. >> van jones, talk about that. according to congresswoman jayapal, the progressive democrats, talk about their position and wh...

Youre talking to democratic members in the progressive caucus, they want that bigger bill approved in both chambers before they vote yes on the infrastructure bill. so even a framework, an outline of the deal that is signed off on principle, that is just the beginning of the process, and that is simply not enough for a lot of those progressive members. can she change their minds, can biden change their mind before tonight? it seems doubtful, but theyve been working all day. well see if anything ...

Leader i would look at that and say you know what? lets enough house republicans vote for this. lots of republicans like that legislation. lets let enough republicans vote for this that it passes. because we dont mind this bill. its fairly conservative. it lines up with a lot of conservative priorities. and we can thereby remove all the leverage the progressives have. the larger bill will never pass. the whole debate will be a waste of time for the democrats and we have something to brag about n...

What joe manchin says he might support in two weeks when we get legislative language because we dont trust him. congressman paul and house progressives and progressive senators in the senate do not trust that sinema and manchin will vote for the larger build back better package if they surrender all their leverage and just vote for the highway bill now. what they want to have happen is have these bills pass in tandem. they want to see the senate move and pass the full reconciliation bill and the...

Things for the different parties involved in negotiating this deal. so now it appears with the presidents message here talking about the fact that whether its six minutes, six days or six weeks that something is going to get done appears to be appears to release that pressure valve and allow some space now for those negotiations to happen in more detailed fashion. but certainly, i asked press secretary jen psaki earlier today about why the president was doing this now and ultimately it comes dow...

Net package. he wants it to be means tested, meaning he wants whatever they put into this to be as targeted as possible to those who need it the most. talk to progressives like the one you were just talking to, the chair of the progressive caucus, and they say, wait a minute. how can we be sure if we keep it too narrow and too targeted that were going to get everybody who needs it? and the bigger picture, and van jones knows this better than the three of us together, what youre seeing here is pr...

To how this president has tried to pressure and influence different elements of his party, i think it has been interesting to watch and wonder about what type of leverage he does have over these players right now. what leverage does he actually have over a senator joe manchin? if this was a trump presidency you would have heard trump threatening to primary someone, threatening to go hold a rally in their home district. that obviously wasnt often effective but it was a tactic that he used. this p...

Of it. >> and using their leverage, kyrsten sinema in addition to joe manchin, is also using her leverage in a 50-50 senate. >> shes gotten a lot of broc lash from her democratic colleagues who dont think shes been very forthcoming where she stands and i did a lot of reporting on where she stand. shes crystal clear where she stands with the president and his team and the majority leader, and thats all she thinks she needs to negotiate with. shes not going to negotiate with everyone and she says ...

Biden to want to spend more money. at the best, at joe manchin can run in west virginia is that he was the man standing between aoc and the socialist left. that might make an elective senator for life. theyre so they have no leverage. it does not make sense to me in a political level. it does not make sense to me as a policy level. >> juanita tolliver, please send to us some of the infections that you have for mention and sinema. >> cinemas a different story. >> she is, but heres the thing there...