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People in california. i dont think they think different than florida and definitely in new york. >> of note, democratic congress woman alexandria ocasio-cortez will hold rallies today in san antonio today for two congressional candidates on the progressive side. >> and targeting moderate democrats in texas and other states, lets hash out removing the moderate candidates in texas that would be good or bad for the midterms. here to discuss from the washington examiner, what do you think, good or b...

Really lean into medicare nor all. hes made it clear hes not wavering on this position. that is where he stands. and his numbers have not only held up. hes increased his size over the course of the last two months. we see elizabeth warren who came out a few weeks ago and said actually i would allow people to keep their private health insurance who like it. she has dropped a little bit. the bottom line is youve got to pick a lane and stick with it. joe biden has done a great job of articulating h...

Be are they going to focus on continuing to be more of a centrist administration or are they going to move to really just trying to get more of their agenda on the progressive side pushed forward because this is really going to hurt democrats in the midterms. and thats why senator manchin, for instance, he doesnt feel the pressure on this, because hes not up until 2025, i believe. thats his end date. so right now, the democrats who are really going to face some pressure are really going to be up...

Many americans in this country. the votes on the progressive side are there for this bill, and we believe that it could be voted on and passed through even within the next week. >> its taking longer to pass, missing several key promises made on the campaign trail, but president biden may soon see real progress on his ambitious agenda turned into law. today our nbc team on capitol hill reports house democratic leaders remain hopeful that as soon as tuesday votes will be held on bidens build back ...

Caucus. we heard from him. he outlined his vision for transforming the lives of so many americans in this country. the votes on the progressive side are there for this bill, and we believe that it could be voted on and passed through even within the next week. >> its taking longer to pass, missing several key promises made on the campaign trail, but president biden may soon see real progress on his ambitious agenda turned into law. today our nbc team on capitol hill reports house democratic lead...

We in the congressional progressive caucus voted to endorse this build back better bill which means that the votes on the progressive side are there for this bill and we believe that it could be voted on and passed through even within the next week. >> thats important to note because the progressive caucus is the biggest caucus of any in congress. i talked a little bit about the billionaire tax proposal earlier and i want to talk about the distribution of wealth. this is from the united states f...

That is gone. and there is -- if you talk -- that is sort of the feeling on the progressive side. if you talk to joe manchin, what he will say is, i went from zero on this state social safety net proposal to at least $1.5 trillion. so he feels like he came up in a tremendous way. and hes right about that. so there has been compromise, but when you -- this is what happens when you look at it not just with numbers but with real proposals and when you start to see them fall away as the compromise s...

Fixes to allow the senate 20 move forward. things like the billionaire tax and the way they want to pay for it. but also its speakingtous about things like paid leave as well as medicare and medicaid expansion. hes said hes concerned about adding to the programs when he already sees the existing ones as insolvent. hes been a little bit vague in terms of what he can support, and at this point in the negotiations when everything centers around someone like senator joe manchin, its important to kee...

Consequential. >> when it comes to voting rights, you would entertain the notion of doing away with the filibuster on that one issue? is that correct? >> and maybe more. >> and maybe more. but he said he wasnt going to bring it up now. again, telling the truth. because the three democrats he needs to pass his build back better act. but thats the farthest hes done in getting rid of the filibuster not just for voting rights but for other legislation as well. >> that moment of openness is what a lo...

We get not only the build back better act passed but also the infrastructure bill passed right away. folks want to see us -- they want to see governance work and get this done. so we do have a sense of urgency and want to get this done right away. >> congresswoman, thank you very much for joining us tonight. appreciate it. >> absolutely. joining us now is democratic congressman ro khanna. so, where are we and i know no one wants to talk the number and everyone wants to talk the specifics, so w...