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Pramila jayapal, chair of the congressional progressive caucus. congresswoman, thanks for being back with us. you called this last night when you said this wasnt going to happen. what the the position of your caucus, the progressive caucus, right now in terms of what -- what happens now? >> well, anderson, thanks for having me on. our position is exactly the same as the presidents which is we are going to get both these bills done. and we are going to send them to the presidents desk, and it wil...

Needed. in our last hour, i spoke with the chair of the congressional domestic caucus, who was pleased by tonights outcome. >> we are doing the work we need to do to go back and look at our priorities and make sure that we are really thinking through what we need to have in this bill and how we can come to agreement. that is the negotiating process and im thrilled that it is really happening. look, i think that we will do the work we need to do and im confident that were going it get there. >> s...

Moderates. he wants the infrastructure bill to come up and is looking at the progressives who want a deal on the build back better act. its not going to be enough, i dont think, for him to say i give you my word as a biden, this bill will happen. i dont think thats going to be enough for talib and jayapal and pressley and the other progressives. >> biden is the guest of honor at this particular dinner party but the person hosting the party is nancy pelosi. and nancy pelosi may not be so much in ...

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Republicans. how far are they willing to go? are they actually willing to compromise? i think its going to be close. but given all the time and effort put into this, i think senator manchin has a shot at getting those ten republicans. >> assume this whole negotiating process would not have gotten to this point if they had not considered the possibility of a filibuster. i would presume democrats have some plan to either, a, create a bill everyone can live with, or b, plan for a filibuster and see...

Defend himself, cross examine the witnesses, find evidence, i dont think its going to have an impact. every democrat i spoke to, hes called for andrew cuomo to resign. im taken to senators and the republicans are against him to begin with and virtually every democrat. i dont know what hes hoping to do by prolonging this. impeachment is a dangerous thing. youre removing a duly elected official. if hes incapable of governoring, i dont know why he will stay on unless its part of a negotiating proce...

So, three of president bidens top advisers on capitol hill today, theyre trying to make some progress on an infrastructure deal. its a negotiating process that the presidents senior adviser described pretty vividly to me yesterday. >> the legislative process is like making sausage. its an ugly process, but you look at the end result. and so senator sanders, well see how he shapes it and what he puts in it. >> weve seen that the legislation doesnt have the votes. what does that mean practically? ...

Joe manchin could say they are starting debate. republicans hate the provisions on ballot harvesting and how elections are funded. the other part is police reform. negotiators are deep into the details, the kind of thing that can trip up a negotiating process. because this has been so closely held for so long, there is now yet another deadline trying to finish that bill by july, not leaving it through the august recess. i am optimistic and lawmakers think they can get to a deal, but they are in ...

President barack obamas first year, when republicans drew out the negotiating process around health care reform for months before voting against the presidents signature bill and turning the legislation into a political cajole for the better part of a decade. as someone who served in that administration are you worried ma president biden is squandering precious time courting republicans who ultimately will refuse to work with him? >> the president and his team moved very fast on the american res...

Most americans. biden wants to pass the bill with republican support, but gop lawmakers say the price tag is just too high. >> if our republican colleagues decide to oppose this urgent and necessary legislation, we will have to move forward without them. >> reporter: the white house today asked whether they would be willing to break the bill into pieces to allow votes on the parts with bipartisan support. their answer -- no. in the oval office, we asked the president directly. do you think getti...