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Struggled to advance bidens agenda. unfortunately many of the key programs biden promised to pass have been cut out. the new family leave program, that would have given moms and dads 12 weeks of leave after the birth of a child is gone. it was chopped down by four years but even that wasnt deemed acceptable by senator joe manchin. when the demise broke earlier in the week, joe manchin said he wanted to quote, research what other countries do. joe, america is one of only six countries not to have...

Watch. >> we have a deal -- >> im sorry, that was a clip of biden back in june when he announced the, quote, bipartisan infrastructure framework. four months later, though, we still have no signed legislation on that front. the senate voted in favor of the $1 trillion bipartisan bill in august, but the house has refused to vote on it so far as democrats argue over the build-back-better act which has been pared down to $1.75 trillion over ten years. the result of significant cuts to popular progr...

That were in the house bill, but senator sinema says she doesnt like those. so senator warren, senator widen, we all put together this billionaires tax and senator sinema said she was okay with that. then senator manchin said he didnt like it. so this is what were dealing with. >> this is indeed what were dealing with, another potential revenue source for the federal government programs forcing corporations to pay their fair share. well, today president biden and other world leaders voiced suppo...

Who represent -- who are represented by the 96% that youre referring to that actually want to see this done -- >> dude, dude, joe manchin, dude, joe manchin represents 40% as many people as live in metropolitan detroit -- >> im with you, im with you. thats why i wanted to spend time talking about the process. you got to reform the process. >> you are right on. no, are you right on. >> appreciate it. congressman andy levin, appreciate you spending time with us. appreciate you. coming up, texas ...

Leave. theres still a lot of really good stuff in this bill and i dont want you to think that were trying to belittle it. you have universal preschool, expanded child tax credits, affordable housing, expanded medicare benefits and hundreds of billions in funding to fight the climate crisis. all of that, really important things that the democrats should be proud to deliver to the american people. but lets get real here for a minute. its an absolute embarrassment that democrats were forced to drop...

Theories are playing a pivotal role in this dead locked race. and the house is expected to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the reconciliation bill this coming tuesday. so whats actually making it into the final text and whats getting left out? plus, what has facebook done now? rebranding to distract from months of negative press, the company is doubling down, but why in the world they think that will actually work? my saturday night panel is here to discuss this and much more. let...

Will be seen as a referendum on president bidens first year in office. and a key bellwether ahead of the 2022 midterms. for more on all of this, lets bring in michigan congressman deputy whip of the congress. thank you so much for joining us. pramila jayapal is also chair of the progressive caucus, shes expressing optimism that is a deal is imminent. let me play it for you. watch. >> we have shown people what it means to fight for them, to not leave people behind. and we will deliver very shortl...

>> framework? really? four month later and were still stuck in the framework stage? many on capitol hill are expressing optimism that an actual deal could be finalized before a potential tuesday vote, weve seen this before, and im not holding my breath this time around either. biden campaigned as a competent washington insider who could make the town work again. but as susan glasser wrote in "the new yorker" "what i keep coming back to is that biden has struggled so much for a deal he cant quite...