Perceiving Forward Movement News Today

We cant be talking past each other. i think -- >> if there is -- im sorry to interrupt. would you be willing to stretch the talks into july if you feel like you are perceiving forward movement of the ball? >> look, we clearly have to deliver this summer. i think thats understood. not just as a washington thing but among the american people. it takes a while, of course, to move a fully negotiated bill through congress as a matter of procedure. theres more movement next week as the house takes up ...

Transportation secretary pete buttigieg. thank you so much. im sorry for the sort of abrupt disruption. thank you for rejoining us. >> thanks for having me back. im glad i was able to be with you it reminds me why i love working for this president. he is so focused on whats actually working for the american people. looked america in the eye, talked about why the plan is working, vaccines up, cases down, unemployment down, business confidence up. acknowledging we have a long way to go and work ah...

>> i want to turn infrastructure before we go live to president biden who will be making remarks in delaware but very quickly have you been in touch with the transportation systems that made news this week, the mta or ferry system in massachusetts? >> so the departments in regular contact with all transit agencies and making sure they get the support they need and it is again yet another example of the concerns that are out there. it is a good thing that these agencies are not necessarily owned ...

Proposal and this infrastructure plan. i have to ask you, is there any planet on any universe in which the administration would perhaps drop some of the non-traditional infrastructure related items as republicans have been asking for and do that deal for now and perhaps try to address the other stuff down the road? >> look, there are some things easier to come to agreement on than others. thats one of the reasons why you saw movement to the tune of half a trillion dollars in the counteroffer the...

It. you have progressives in the words of politico, losing their minds over president biden waiting to get some kind of a deal with republicans. on the other side, you have senator joe manchin making very clear with nbc news this morning, he is not down to go it alone. he wants republican support. if this june 7th deadline, if you will, comes and goes and republicans arent where democrats want them to be, explain where the math is. how do democrats go it alone if joe manchin is not on board and ...