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Counteroffer. they've been talking about expanding and supporting nuclear. that was in the president's plan. it's not in their plan. they've been talking about -- i just came from west virginia, touring west virginia with joe manchin. there's so much despair there in terms of loss of fossil fuel jobs. so the president put in his plan the ability for workers like coal miners to be able to be put to work in reclaiming abandoned coal mines and oil and gas wells. republicans have talked about that. they have voted for it. that's not in their bill. and that -- it's not in their counterproposal. inc...

Nothing shakespearean. >> but this is super happy news, and we're told mother and baby are doing well so congratulations to all, and thank you, matt, for giving us the great news. we go back to the president and his upcoming trip to europe. nbc's monica alba is at the white house. monica, welcome to you. the president has a very busy week both here and overseas. talk about the agenda and what's on it. >> reporter: a lot at stake, alex, absolutely, abroad and here at home. the president is going to be talking again to republican senators about a potential infrastructure deal, though after the...

In their counteroffer. for example, they've been talking about investing in the transmission grid. that's infrastructure. both making it more resilient, making it cyber proof, expanding capacity. that's not in their counteroffer. they've been talking about expanding and supporting nuclear. that was in the president's plan. it's not in their plan. they've been talking about -- i just came from west virginia, touring west virginia with joe manchin. there's so much despair there in terms of loss of fossil fuel jobs. so the president put in his plan the ability for workers like coal miners to be a...

Terms of loss of fossil fuel jobs. so the president put in his plan the ability for workers like coal miners to be able to be put to work in reclaiming abandoned coal mines and oil and gas wells. republicans have talked about that. they have voted for it. that's not in their bill. and that -- it's not in their counterproposal. including removing carbon pollution from fossil fuel industries by putting pipes under ground to take that carbon pollution and store it underground. those are infrastructure plays that republicans have voted for and talked about. it was in biden's plan, it's not in thei...

Democrats, into where they can move forward here, to actually hit those benchmarks that they need in order to create a bipartisan proposal, and get this over the finish line. and just a reminder, of what president biden has, the latest counter proposal back here with republicans, including a 15% corporate tax rate, that's substantively down from where it was before. and he is also now saying that he wouldn't get rid of the 2017 tax cuts that are so crucial to republicans, and tougher enforcement on the highest earners across the country, so trying to find some middle ground. but the republican...