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People i represent behind. >> so to be clear, now that speaker pelosi is saying that the build back better package, the $$3.5 trillion spending bill will be brought up for a vote on the house floor next week, maybe a couple of days after the infrastructure bill, because of that, youre willing to get onboard on mindes vote in voting in favor of the infrastructure bill, correct? >> we have not had the caucus meeting to get the details. as you know the budget committee finished the markup process. ...

Make comments in support of their mendment. and then offer it up for a vote. and at that time folks do a voice vote and then usually a roll call vote are they actually press the the buttons or say ace or nay and the roll call is then tallied. >> are you aware of any democratic amendments that mouth be offered in the committee? might any democrat try to offer an amendment to add something, say from the mueller report as an additional article of impeachment or to add something about the president ...

Article? >> im not presently aware of such amendments. but the markup process is one that is basically liberal in the sense it allows for people to offer up amendments on both sides. >> and congressman, you mentioned the likelihood of a republican amendment to simply strike the articles of impeachment. im sure that will be offered. i cant quite imagine what else will be offered. i mean, that amendment will be offered to the committee. itll obviously be voted down on a party line basis, and after...

Thats obviously the view of the senate financial committee republicans as well. >> during the senate markup process, democrats were questioning what does this obamacare individual mandate have anything to do with the tax reform bill? keep in mind, it was the supreme court that ruled that the obamacare individual mandate could exist because it was viewed by the supreme court as a tax. however, with senate republicans putting this in their measure, the courtship of senate democrats could be over. ...

Hold very closely to the major principles, and i think that is what reconciliation is for, so they can come together. >> harris: it is interesting that you say they look very different. we have been watching this markup process, now we anticipated to get to see with that final version is, but they knocked it off last night, saying that there were some financial issues, so now there are major changes, and you heard paul ryan was saying that they are going to get it done because they need somethin...

Still, though, not clear if there is enough support in the gop to give it a green light. garret haake is there watching all the action live. this is the so-called mark up. a lot of folks might not be familiar with that process. but, bottom line, what are you looking for? what are you expecting to happen today? >> yeah, sure. so, today is the final day of this markup process which makes it the most interesting day and some point today well get the manag managers amendment. take all the input and ...

>> well, thats right. its really -- would be a three-part step. we would go ahead and vote on the senate bill next week, start the markup process the following week. hopefully have a floor vote in the house seven to ten days after that. im optimistic that well get there. >> neil: on this additional rate, youre against that. you dont think that is necessary? >> i mean, really, what its about is im against having a top rate. if were going to do that, we need to just admit that at times that having...

People and better quality coverage at a more affordable cost. >> do you hope they can work together? one criticism were getting from republicans now is, look, democrats wont even talk to us, they wont help us craft something. >> just not true. democrats have talked with republicans, we have been doing this for many months, trying to get together to see areas that we can improve the law. they werent interested. this bill came out of nowhere, didnt come out of committee hearings, didnt come out of...

Republicans afford to have this thing go down in flames? if it doesnt get changed, is this their best shot and maybe their only shot, at least in this legislative session? >> yeah, because they fused the reconciliation process, because republic is in the senate dont have a filibuster proof majority. if thats the only way at this point of this is going to get done. it will be really bad politically if this falls down. they need to take heed of those defectors in the various members of their publi...

The united states, the bulk being in the northeast and even dallas with a record-setting 3.5 inches of snow the most snow they have seen there since february 2010. kind of amazing here in d.c. that we actually had to wait until march to get our biggest snowfall. year in the district. back to you. >> unbelievable. thanks so very much. a month left to go before we hit the target date to build the framework for a nuclear deal with iran. the final deadline for a done deal is the end of june. now sen...