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Network this morning, dr. fauci said there is some consideration at the nih of shortening the required quarantine time from ten days to five days, particularly for health care workers. i wonder, do you see a similar possibility for students and perhaps teachers as well, shortening the required quarantine to be clear for those who have been vaccinated? is that under consideration? >> you know, as we move forward and learn how to thrive during a pandemic, we have to evolve our thinking and make sure we're being led by science and ultimately making sure our students and our staff are safe that's ...

>> look, i think we have been very clear that the president's agenda was predicated on three important achievements, first the american rescue plan, which we enacted, two, the bipartisan infrastructure bill, and third, the build back better act so that the economic recovery that comes can be felt by everyone and not just a subset of the population. and that's the president's vision. we passed it in the house. there was an agreement on the framework. and ip think everyone was quite surprised to see senator manchin change his position, but we're not giving up. the point is the vision that the pr...

Demonstrating here and his frustration with the broad skoem of the build back better. he has been consistent in where he is on this package, and the fact that the democrats are attacking him and questioning his character and saying he's been not truthful in this process, they're attacking him at his own peril because he has been consistent on this. and i think the progressives and the way they're going about this, they're never going to get him to yes if they continue to attack his character. >> he did have a democrat -- dean phillips made that point yesterday doing so at their own peril. sorr...

Omicron is having an impact at the white house. president biden, we are now told, is, indeed, considered a close contact of a midlevel white house staffer who tested positive for coronavirus on monday morning. president biden also received a pcr test yesterday and that was negative. he will have a test once more tomorrow to see if he is, indeed, still negative. >> interesting the new cdc guidelines. being just a contact is not automatically leading to quarantine. wait for the tests and see what they show. >> reporter: yeah. as long as you're vaccinated, that is the guidance from the cdc, so th...

>> how do you get manchin's vote? you don't have it yet. >> we have to get back to his original position, accepting the top-line number and figure out what we have to do to get his vote. we have to get his vote. i think most constituents in his home state would benefit from the provisions of build back better. this is urgent. we are now confronting another surge, and so many of the provisions of build back better are going to help families get through this pandemic, be sure they have money in their pockets, can afford prescription drugs. i think we'll keep making the case and he'll continue to...