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Lost people, including to many of you who cover capitol hill so closely, that this was kept under wraps, the negotiations between manchin and schumer. what is the bottom line on all of this and how big of a deal could it be and is it going to get through. >> reporter: not just a surprise to us up here who cover the hill but to many of the lawmakers themselves. as we got this press release yesterday, as senators didnt know what was in the bill or that a deal was coming. nevertheless, theyve had s...

This. the whole caucus huddled this morning. there was a lot of positive energy behind the climate provisions as well as the taxing -- the tax reforms that include things like that minimum corporate tax rate as well as closing the carried interest loophole. i just spoke with senator manchin who does not see this as a reversal, although hes one of the two players here and someone who repeatedly at various points through this was both the momentum builder and the guy throwing cold water on these n...

Mcconnell did but they proceeded on the -- i would invite those bill sponsors of that semi conductor bill to join me today calling on every single house republican to vote no. we should not be greasing the skids this week for the democrats to spend $250 billion so they can spend another $500 billion next week. thats only going to add to the record high inflation joe biden has already created and now that we are in a recession, the tax increases are only going to kill your jobs. this is a terribl...

>> reporter: yes, david, because schumer not only needs the support of all 50 democrats in the senate, he also needs them to be physically present here on capitol hill to vote on that legislation. as of now, senators joe manchin and dick durbin are recovering from covid-19. that could complicate the timeline for democrats. >> no votes over zoom. rachel scott tonight. rachel, thank you. in the meantime, we turn now to russia, responding tonight to the white house and that offer of a prisoner sw...

A recession. its not the same thing as the fact that so many americans feel. the perception that they are in a recession. and the democrats are cognizant of the impact that inflationary pressures have had on constituents and know full well that issue of inflation is going to be central to the midterm elections. namely, high gas prices and what they hear over and over again a about the cost of goods and the cost of groceries. youre seeing a lot of democrats, particularly vulnerable democrats try ...

After. he didnt stop them going into the capitol even when they were already in there. he didnt stop the violence because he wanted it to happen because he thought it could actually stop the electoral college count. thats the case doj will use if they bring a case. >> thank you. this just in to cnn, the house has passed a bill to boost u.s. semiconductor production. this legislation will now head to president bidens desk. >> it aims to address the global chip shortage and increase american com...

Support this minimum corps orat tax rate. if she no longer has that shield of manchin, i just think the pressure of the knives being out and some kind of a primary contest against her would be so sharp. and i spoke with a prominent democrat who said it will be hard for the moderates to vote against it because of the deficit reduction measures, and the progressives are never going to vote against these climate provision. if pelosi was able to get the vote, im told shes confident she can ultimatel...

0 into this. if it is a semantic game almost. if youre in a recession or not, as if youre running a small business and you cant find anybody to work in your shop and it feels like a recession. >> willie, that is exactly it. so when you go consumer confidence is down, of course it is down. go purchase anything and things are more expensive. so naturally one would feel that way. what we need to do right now is figure out what people need to do to be saving because what were heading into, more than...

Couldnt be more important. were hoping to move it forward, did pass overwhelmingly in the house with bipartisan support, hoping that we can get those ten votes here in the senate. >> so just for clarity for people, we recognize your desire for this to happen but whats your confidence level that this is something that can be passed before the august recess. >> well, weve been talking within our caucus and of course with leader schumer about getting this on the calendar, weve been talking with our...

Know of was rudy giuliani, and that really underscores the point, that day, he was not the commander in chief of the u.s. armed forces, he was the commander in chief of the insurrectionists and thats how he viewed himself. >> he thought it was going to work. thats ultimately -- he was waiting to see if it was going to work. at the end of the night, he said mike pence let me down. >> yes. >> he thought it was going to work. they thought the mob was going to break mike pence or cause the congress ...