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On the vine as long as progressives and conservative democrats can't come to an agreement on the spending plan. biden for his part, he hasn't given up on passing either of these bills. while drumming up support for the bills yesterday he described the need to pass both in stark terms. watch. >> we cannot be competitive in the 21st century and this global economy if we fail to invest. that's why i propose two critical pieces of legislation being debated in washington right now. they're both bills. they're not about left versus right. they're not about moderate versus progressive or anything els...

Watch. >> we cannot be competitive in this global economy if we fail to invest. that's why i propose to critical pieces of legislation being debated in washington right now. they're both bills that are not about left versus right, they're not about, you know, moderate versus progressive. or anything else that pits one american against another. these bills in my view are about competitiveness versus complacency. >> joining me for a reality check on the status of the president's agenda is florida congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz. she knows washington better than anyone and is head of the d...

Component of his frozen multi-trillion-dollar package. >> both bills are not about left versus right. they're not about moderate versus progressive. >> reporter: facing criticism for not selling that agend abiden using public remarks in connecticut to press the urgency of the moment. >> these views are about competitiveness versus complacency. >> reporter: while privately top advisers have made clear they've grown impatient with the pace of the talks. as two key moderate democrats, joe manchin of west virginia and kyrsten sinema from arizona, remain on the fence. >> my number has been 1.5. >> ...

21st century in this global economy if we fail to invest. that is why i proposed two critical pieces of legislation being debated in washington right now. they're both bills that are not about left versus right, they're not about moderate versus progressive or anything else that pits one american against another. these bims in my view are about competitiveness versus complacency. about opportunity versus decay. and about leading the world or continuing to let the world move by us. folks, a lot of folks know what is at stake in the infrastructure bill. it is about rebuilding the arteries of our...

These bills, in my view, are literally about competitiveness versus complacency. >> and in his last stop tonight, the president spoke at an event dedicating a human rights center to former senator chris dodd. biden said his measure of a person's character is how that person treats a waiter onner a waitress. bit of an parallel to draw as dodd was once accused of assaulting a waitress >> bret: jackie heinrich thanks >> the crisis is more than just getting car go ships to port and unloaded. william lodge necessary tells us from the port of los angeles, some of the biggest problems come next. >> t...