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Families who make more than $200,000 a year, $400,000 a year, whatever, should not, they should be paying for it out of their own pocket. we heard that president biden is saying that he could theoretically support that, means testing some of the programs. i know it is a goal to have universal pre-k and elder care, et cetera, but would you be willing to support means testing so that only the people who need it -- i dont need free pre-k. >> i think it depends on really how it is structured. becaus...

Which biden is proposes. that could send up to $3600 per child to families working under a certain threshold. you have a means testing in it. senator gijoe manchin so you cannot get the money if you are not working. do you support that? >> no, i dont support a work requirement. i do not think the tax credit should go to the highest incomes. but 98% of families that are receiving the child tax credit have members who are working. so thats really not a real issue. and of the remainder, many are gr...

Because there are still sticking points about how much youre going to spend, that top line number that we have talked so much about with moderates arguing that they want some programs that are going to be included in that bill to be means tested, meaning only the neediest americans need to qualify for some of the benefits that democrats are discussing. progressives arguing that they dont want any means testing. so there are so many sticking points still to work out, that, yes, there is going to ...

Where joe bidens privately proposing, anywhere from 1.9 to $2.2 trillion. and he indicated hes not ruling this out. but there are so many policy differences that they have to sort through, exactly what to cut, how to deal with the issues of means testing to limit the eligibility of key social programs in this bill. how to deal with climate change. one issue that divides joe manchin with the progressives. and its important because they need all 50 democrats on board in the senate. they have just ...

Manchin, senator manchin, has talked about means testing, which progressives hate, but thats one way to hold down the costs of some of these provisions. the house and senate democrats are still fighting over whether or not to make, you know -- to expand medicare or to make obama subsidies permanent. so all these are popular provisions. theyre popular. you take them and you poll them, americans like them. but then the price tag on them is huge, and so the democrats are looking, maybe we can too t...

Out, earned income tax credit thats faced out. theres some things we have to do together as americans. should we really have segregated classes in public school? when i went to first grade you had blue collar kids and rich kids there. when we talk about having every american have a chance to get preschool which they already have in countries like france, i dont think that ought to be means tested. when we talk about everyone should be able to go to community college, senator manchin says we have...

It. but to continue with this message to the american voter that this is somehow free or this is somehow paid for -- >> martha: youre going to get healthcare, education, college education, 12 weeks time off from work free. its not going to cost a dime. >> sandra: thats what the american people have to watch here, decide iffer with a capitalistic society or one of socialism. that is really what is at stake here. responsibility versus entitlement. >> martha: means testing is out anymore, this is a...

The package done, richard? >> listen, dont fall for the okey-doke here. heres what we know. nancy pelosi is one of the best vote counters that we have in the country when it comes to figure out how we get a bill to become a law. with that being said, its not necessarily about means testing, but insuring how do we create a level playing field for all americans. and thats what this bill is trying to do. where the democratic party is united and republicans are sitting on their hands is we need to r...

Out, earned income tax credit thats faced out. theres some things we have to do together as americans. should we really have segregated classes in public school? when i went to first grade you had blue collar kids and rich kids there. when we talk about having every american have a chance to get preschool which they already have in countries like france, i dont think that ought to be means tested. when we talk about everyone should be able to go to community college, senator manchin says we have...

Your reaction. >> well, i do think they can get things done in the next 30 days. what i found so interesting is when the congressman said his nonnegotiable item is the child tax credit. its probably the only thing that, if it went to the house on a stand alone, that could be negotiated with and gain republican support. it is very important that the democrats start itemizing what they want and how. for example, the child tax credit, dont make it universal. do means testing. thats what joe manchin...