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World. >> my lack and deficit of trust was about senator manchin. he has continued to move the goalposts, he has never negotiated in good faith, and hes obstructing the presidents agenda, 85% of which is still left on the table. and in ubstruktding the presidents agenda, hes obstructing the peoples agenda. all i want for christmas is a senator who has compassion for the american people and not contempt. >> well, you heard it there, alex. that doesnt need much explanation from me. theres a group ...

Plan. >> it is doable in a bipartisan way. take that victory. and then, lets go do we know they are not going to go to the human infrastructure because of the adjustments of the tax code. i have known that from day one. but we can still go there you the process knowing we will probably have to go to reconciliation. and then, do what we can afford to do. >> so, that is where manchins red lines began and didnt stop there. as manchin accused house democrats of holding the bipartisan infrastructure ...

After a flurry of last-ditch meetings and negotiations, President Biden and Senate Democrats are admitting they don't have the votes to pass Biden's social and climate spending package by Christmas.

With dermatologist tested levels of hydration. get top derm-ingredients at a fraction of the price. try the new dermageek skincare lineup, with a money-back guarantee. theres growing frustration, disappointment among democrats. key parts of the presidents agenda from build back better to voting rights stalled in the senate. what can democrats do to get their momentum back? joining me now, congressman ro khanna, a member of the progressive caucus. good evening, sir. thanks for joining. >> good ...

Chiari of the congress am caucus, are you telling your caucus in. >> well, the first thing is that the child tax credit, child care, universal pre-k, cutting the cost of prescription drugs, capping insulin to $35, investing in housing, these are all critically important pieces of build back better and west virginians want those just as much as everybody else across the country. and so you know, we approved and we endorsed as the progressive caucus the framework that senator joe manchin and senat...

President Biden’s push to pass his big social spending bill has stalled for now — and the loss of momentum threatens to spark a cascade of difficulties for the White House.

Weekend. how do you think they get out of this cul-de-sac they are in? >> i think senator manchin, hes been clear the whole time. 1.75-trillion dollars in one time spending and the democrats would not take yes for an answer. the only actions to meet his mark and i am not sure they will do that. that would mean a collapse of the progressive caucus in the house and grinding of teeth. they wont meet him halfway. >> i agree with hughs analysis for the future. the recent past. the other thing that ha...

And we did add in the house some things that were not in the framework, and i think we did it because we thought they were important but i do think that theres still a negotiation going on about which of those things will survive that are beyond what the framework was that was agreed to. and so that is the conversation that the president is continuing to have with senator manchin and i think that, you know, i said when we passed it out of the house and in the days leading up to it that negotiati...

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And that is what people smarting than me have looked into. they say they have -- >> until the five justices of supreme court say, no. >> so let them. sue say that we want you to have to pay thousands of dollars of student loan. >> better to acts for forgiveness than permission. >> this is an issue that we talk to young folks about. they are under dead. these are the things that motivate them. and i can tell you how dumb the politics are to have them starting in february. >> what do you think? th...