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Every democrat here wants to vote on this package of legislation. the reason they havent been able to yet, progressives would argue, is they want to make sure they vote on the most of these priorities as they can possibly get in in this moment where they have the white house and both houses of congress. youre also right, though, to touch on the mistrust here that exists in the halls of congress. its not just ideological between moderates and progressives. it extends between both houses of congre...

Connecticut is one of the sentences senators that will decide the fate of the spending package. he joins me now. how are you thinking about todays developments, senator? >> i think that what youre seeing come together is extraordinary and historic and you are right to look at this year as a whole. joe bidens first year will go down as possiby the most consequential. he has cut childhood poverty in half. he will have passed the biggest one-time investment in rebuilding. biggest investment ever in...

And signal a stronger commitment on climate from the united states so how has the president had to shift his message at this point considering he cant point to a deal back home? >> well, erica, thank you for having me, and i dont think the president is shifting his message. he is going abroad with a great deal of optimism that the framework will get through both congress and the senate. hes been engaging, and he is really optimistic about being able to be successful. >> looking at part of what i...

What does it mean to hear that from don lemon on cnn? >> the fight goes up to 30. the panic is very real. his concern is justified, democrats are blowing it in virginia. they are blowing it when it comes to the new spending package that even though they control the house, the senate, the oval office, they cant come to an agreement and much of the crazies in the biden administration are implosions of their own doing like terry mcauliffe in virginia, things are getting desperate for democrats. you...

To support President Joe Biden's huge spending plans, Democrats have launched a plan to "make billionaires cry" by imposing a tax on the rich.

President Biden declared Thursday he has reached a “historic economic framework” with Democrats in Congress on his sweeping domestic policy package , a dramatically...

A very good thursday morning to you. im jim sciutto live today in rome. >> im erica hill in new york. at this moment, president biden is in a high-stakes meeting with house democrats on capitol hill. hes there to lay out in detail the latest framework for his social safety net package. his mission at the meeting this morning, he needs to get his full caucus on board here. of course he needs progressives especially to get on board so they can support that bipartisan infrastructure bill. and he wa...

Jaynes brings up, those are absolutely acceptable reasons to cry. >> women were excluded for decades because its now been debunked but they assumed it was fluctuating because of other things in their life. strong and so it could. dont cry just because we are gone. now, here is "america reports." >> sandra: fox news alert, president biden desperately trying to save his economic agenda as he juts off to europe. as president biden suggests the deal is almost done. progressives are saying not so fas...

Expected to attend a meeting of house democrats in just a few hours. a source says he will try to convince progressives to vote for his infrastructure bill later in the day. hell make remarks shortly before leaving the white house for his overseas trip. this comes as his largest social spending and climate change bill is still being negotiated. here is our report. >> reporter: joe biden still doesnt have a deal on his social and climate spending package. democrats still working to resolve major ...

For by the american taxpayers, were paying contractors to sit there and stare at it. were not finishing the projects. instead of paying for overtime, instead of paying for enforcement, were paying nongovernmental organizations to fly illegals around the country after they have been processed. were encouraging people to grab any kid they can they know its a free ticket into the u.s. if you just answer a couple of simply questions and get past the first step of the asylum claim. this is a problem....