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Attracting senator manchin? >> thats a strategy decision that is being considered. we are prepared to move. we just need to make sure you have -- well start on that next week when we return. >> joining me now is iowa congresswoman. thanks for being with us. lets rewind 30 seconds into the beginning of this. i want to ask you about congresswoman jayapal who says president biden should take executive action to push through build back better. what does that even mean? if it was possible for the pre...

Senator ben cardin has been outlining the strategy in recent days. fake had a listen. >> our democrats are hoping to scaling it back even more or passing various pieces of stand-alones may be attracting senator manchin or maybe even some of the gop on some of these issues? >> thats a strategy decision thats being negotiated. were open to a way to reach the finish line. >> i think our best strategy is to find a common spot where all democrats can agree and move that legislation. thats what were t...

Huge bunch of money to set up gas stations, refueling stations for these electric vehicles and even musk, the founder of tesla says forget it, we dont need it. >> julie: his environmental policies would be neutral. no singling out electric vehicles for tax credits. seems reasonable. here is more on what the bill may ultimately look like if passed. >> thats a strategy decision thats being negotiated. we are open to a way to reach the finish line. we want to see this comprehensive as possible but ...

Serious blow last weekend with senator joe manchin dancing he is unknow on the bill. but members of the squad who are determined to get the massive spending plan past are urging the president to blow off congress, and use executive action to make it happen, whether or not congress gives the okay. aishah hasnies lab on capitol hill with the latest. hey, aishah. >> hey, mike. progressives dont have leverage at all and thats why there plotting a path alone without the likes of senator joe manchin o...

Economy. you got to deal with the cost of higher education. we know working families have tax issues. we have to extend certain tax provisions to help working families and families with children. there are things that need to get done that shouldnt be partisan. we should be able to get these issues worked out. we are prepared to move we just need to make sure we have unanimity in our caucus and thats what we are working on and we will start on that next week when we returned. >> to your point ar...

How to get that done. >> are democrats hoping to scale it back even more or passing various pieces as stand alones may be attracting senator manchin or even some gop on some of these issues? >> well, thats a strategy decision thats being negotiated. we are open to a way to reach the finish line. we want to make it as comprehensive as possible because the needs are just there. >> reporter: now there does appear to be a holiday pause underway as they regroup to try to figure out exactly how they c...

Doing things through executive action there are limits to that but also a lot of extensions execs stories with executive action. president obama legalize the so-called dreamers through executive action, that was a biggest achievement for democrats all done throughout the congress. i think you get is the accommodation of efforts, you will see them talk to joe manchin continuing but i do expect president biden will try to do things out of barack obamas playbook which is to circumvent congress when...

Economy. you got to deal with the cost of higher education. we know working families have tax issues. we have to extend certain tax provisions to help working families and families with children. there are things that need to get done that shouldnt be partisan. we should be able to get these issues worked out. we are prepared to move we just need to make sure we have unanimity in our caucus and thats what we are working on and we will start on that next week when we returned. >> to your point ar...

And rather a series of attacks on michael cohens credibility. which fair enough. but is what the president has done here defensible? house republicans actions in the hearing seem to suggest they dont think it is. >> if they had something to defend they would have done this. i mean, i know this conference very well and theyre not shy about defending the president. so i think jim jordan did it to the extent he could. and probably more pugnacious than most and the embodiment of this conference. the...

Presidents actions. and rather a series of attacks on michael cohens credibility. which fair enough. but is what the president has done here defensible? house republicans actions in the hearing seem to suggest they dont think it is. >> if they had something to defend they would have done this. i mean, i know this conference very well and theyre not shy about defending the president. so i think jim jordan did it to the extent he could. and probably more pugnacious than most and the embodiment of ...