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Such little mar margin for erro. how could this get in the way of the bulk ready by december 27th. that is the dead line for them to vote on the infrastructure bill. >> it is all connected. the reason for that is they tank the infrastructure bill that adds about $550 billion in spending on roads and bridges. it still needs to pass the house. dozens of progressives are threatening to vote no on it unless the reconciliation bill is ready by december 27th. that is two weeks away. of it's going to be a huge task for party leaders to get it together. i will will add, some sources in the democratic ...

A major compromise in going from the $6 trillion bill we wanted, supported by the overwhelming majority of democrats down to 3.5. the last point i would make on this, i know senator manchin worked very hard on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, $550 billion of new money to rebuild our roads and bridges. what we have worked on is working both of those bills in tandem. they go together, and it would be a really sad state of affairs for the american people, for congress, if both of those bills went down. >> do you think that's possible, that that could happen right now? >> yeah. i don't think it...

Supported by the overwhelming majority of democrats down do 3.5. the last point i would make on this, i know senator manchin worked very hard on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, $550 billion of money to rebuild our roads and bridges. what we have worked on is working both of those bills in tandem. they go together, and it would be a really sad state of affairs for the american people, for congress, if both of those bills went down. >> do you think that's possible, that that could happen right now? >> yeah. i don't think it will happen. i mean, i think -- look, this is a very difficult issue...

Before. but we support the bill. and it is responsible. there is about $550 billion in new spending. half of it is paid for and the other half is legitimate. it is a hard infrastructure bill to benefit the economy, the grid, and our economy. it has to be separate and apart from the reconciliation package. >> i want to ask you something he basely said that everyone is posturing. at the end of the day you're all democrats. so why are you fighting the process. why not stick with the two-track plan that the speaker put forward here if it means both of these things that you want to

Week, or should i say august 23rd, they're set to take that up, the house is. the nine moderates are saying we're not going to take it up unless we see a vote on the bipartisan package first, that $550 billion package that passed the senate earlier this week, so progressives and moderates at a stand still right now, pelosi is in the middle, holding firm to her promise to get on the budget resolution and withhold the bipartisan bill which means it could be weeks if not months until we see infrastructure bills signed by the president. for right now moderates really threatening pelosi's agenda, a...