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Here, if there is is a -- what the joint tax committee scores as a gap in the funding, they're currently saying -- you're only pulling in only -- you're pulling in $1.48 trillion or so in taxation. the bill's cost is 1.75. that's the kind of gap that joe manchin has said he just can't live with, but those gaps are actually quite common in this kind of scoring. is there any discussion of what the solution might be to try to raise more tax revenue to try to close that gap? >> well, i think there are a cup of things for people to know. one is that there's a difference between how the joint commit...

Both of them shaking on a deal, joe biden and manchin given each other their word which of course from the era in washington politics that they come from, that actually means something to them. so, they given each other their words. it seems that's finally enough for progressives to say, all right, we trust the president. to get it done, we'll move forward with infrastructure. white house feels confident that they can get manchin to where they want in that 1.75 framework everybody agreed on? >> they do. they know they have some work ahead. they believe they'll get there throughout the process....

Them to explain it all and i -- tell you -- i still don't see the democrats getting fired up about stuff. and i see the republicans fired up about, unfortunately, a whole lot about being against. >> there doesn't seem to be the urgency there that is needed in the moment. so listen. i want to play this. this is from joe manchin and richard blumenthal. let's -- because the president's saying voters want to see something done in washington. but then, on the other side of pennsylvania avenue, democrats are split. play this, please. >> i just think that the message is if we are going to do somethin...

People are saying both. i'm willing to work through it. my colleagues all know where i stand. i've tried to be transparent and when we have such a divided congress in the house and the senate and i think the votes in virginia show how divided we are, mika. >> you talk about cost and i know there are different sets of time that could be debated, but you agreed to $1.75 trillion, yes? >> yes. the president and i came to an agreement on $1.75. i was working on it and the president was working hard and we had good conversations, good dialogue and good negotiations. that's what it's all about. >> o...

To the legislation that the loss happened at all, certainly they feel like all the loss does is give them more of a reason than any to push forward and push forward as quickly as possible. us a not, our colleagues daniellea diaz and manu raju said speaker pelosi in a private meeting said they may have votes as soon as tonight on the $1.75 climate and economic bill and infrastructure bill as soon as tomorrow morning. the key issue there is do they have the votes? publicly the speaker said she would let people who the votes are going to be, but reality is nothing matters or moves forward until y...