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$550 billion off the price tag. >> the white house saying the new offer was made quote in the interest of finding bipartisan ground. the chop still roughly a trillion dollars over what republicans have been saying they would go for. both sides still very far apart. >> no doubt. cnn's jasmine wright following all of this, and joining us from the white house. it's good to see you this morning. we know there's this real busy week ahead for the president. walk us through what we're going to see. >> well, christi, president biden will try to refocus the attention on his domestic priorities. that is...

Narrow his plans and his scope even further in order to reach a deal? >> i think the president coming down $550 billion off of his initial proposal, i think, shows the willingness to negotiate in good faith and in a serious manner. the real question is whether the republicans will meet the effort that the president is showing. he came down on two areas, infrastructure and broadband, both areas that are important to him. but it's a sincere effort to move this country forward. the president has been very clear, inaction is not an option. >> and what about the scope? the question i asked about wh...

The white house has said they're still working with republicans. it is currently, as we know, clogged in the republican senate. they're hopeful to have some sort of compromise to move it forward. it's just taking longer than they expected, and as shaq mentioned, the biden administration inviting the george floyd family to the table on tuesday to continue the conversation. >> all right, shaq in minneapolis for us, cori in new york city, thank you both. by the way, reverend al sharpton hosting his show from minneapolis tonight. he's joining us at 4:30 p.m. to talk about what to expect in this sp...

Negotiations going, taking place in a bipartisan manner. he's willing to let that play out. but again, he will not let inaction be the answer. >> let's bring in nbc's kelly o'donnell who is standing by at the white house. great to see you. thanks for joining us on this. talk us through this. so i think the big question is why. why are republicans still it seems at this point refusing to come to the table after the white house slashed $550 billion from their original infrastructure plan? >> there are a couple reasons. some of them may seem obvious when you hear them. others may be about the neg...

Put more pressure on the oldest and still last remaining dictatorship in europe. alicia. >> matt bradley, thank you. now, to the effort to get an infrastructure bill moving again. a major road block this weekend when republicans rejected the president's counteroffer to slash his american jobs plan by half a billion dollars. here's one of the president's advisers today laying out the stakes. >> the president coming down $550 billion off of his initial proposal, i think, shows the willingness to negotiate in good faith and in a serious manner. and the real question is whether the republicans w...