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That pits one american against another. these bills are about competitiveness versus complacency. you hear these numbers, 3.5 trillion or 1.75 trillion. we pay for it all. it doesn't increase the deficit one single cent. >> well, cnn's kaitlan collins explains why the timing to get this legislation passed is so important to president biden. >> reporter: well, it's a critical week for president biden because he is set to leave on they trip overseas on thursday. he is hoping to get an agreement on this social spending and climate change bill by then because not only does he want to have the clim...

Spending deal before he leaves for europe kelly o'donnell is at the white house with more. >> reporter: in new jersey today, president biden visited a classroom of four-year-olds. >> hey how are you doing? my name is joe. >> reporter: to highlight the kind of universal pre-kindergarten program he wants expanded nationwide. his newly reduced social spending plan of about $2 trillion is expected to include four weeks of paid family leave and a one-year extension of the child care tax credit today the president also pushed for his long delayed $1 trillion bipartisan roads and bridges bill. >> the...

Let's put people to work. and let's once again reestablish america as the most advanced country in the world. god bless america, and god bless our troops. thank you, thank you, thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> president biden there selling his build back better agenda at a new jersey transit facility. the president framing his social spending and infrastructure bills as a matter of competitiveness versus complacency. i want to go straight to nbc news white house correspondent mike memoli who is traveling with the president and joins us from new jersey. capitol hill correspondent leigh ann...

Right now. these bills are not about left versus right or moderate versus progressive or anything that pits one american against another. these bills are about competitiveness versus complacency. competitiveness versus complacency. they're about expanding opportunity, not opportunity to deny. they're about leading the world or continuing to let the world pass us by. first, the infrastructure bill. it's about rebuilding the arteries of america. and the portal bridge project is showing why investments like this are so important. when the portal bridge was built, it was state of the art. and real...

Playing even if it's not 100% accurate. president biden played it out with senator manchin in a very special place, his own delaware home, kind of like having it out in the 9th inning, or 10th, on these issues. there is a sign they want to hammer it out and get it done. manchin is willing to pay for this with a billionaires' tax. they need 50 on everything. speaker pelosi says they're close to getting the senate bill they need. the president is on the road and he is touting progress. take a look. >> these bills are not about left versus right or moderate versus progressive or anything that pit...