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Back-and-forth. do you get a sense that they're making any progress? >> i think that's a big part of the strategy, kendis, that the president and the white house want to, at least hat they say in good faith negotiate with republicans. the president has said repeatedly he wants his infrastructure deal to be something that is bipartisan. that is his absolute goal and wish. but now we know from senior advisers that that's something looking like it's not going to happen, he's ready to change course. for now he's going to invite republican senators to the white house. remember, they said they weren...

Different counter proposal. it's not clear whether the white house is going to offer a new proposal to what the gop lawmakers offered a couple days ago. we're told they're still reviewing that and making some decisions. when we look at the deadlines this is soon going to be on the president's lap to make a decision whether he wants to keep the talks going or whether he's going to encourage democrats to go it alone and they can explore and do just like they did with covid relief. and that raises the question given yesterday and the failure of the january 6th commission joe manchin of course tha...

Politics. >> if we set up this commission, i think the basic goal of our democratic brands is to keep relitigating in public what happened back on january 6th rather than getting to a quick solution through the rest of those that did it and security adjustments to make sure it never happens again. >> fact check, you can't relitigate something that has not been litigated yet. this would be congress's first investigation if they want to do one. mcconnell is talking about the politics. it was earlier this month that mcconnell said he's 100% focussed on obstruction, on stopping anything biden does...

For it but have taken it home and touted the benefits to their home district. president biden unapologetically called them out yesterday. take a listen. >> even my republican friends in congress, not a single one of them voted for the rescue plan. i'm not going to embarrass anyone, but i have here a list of how back in their districts they're bragging about the rescue plan. they touted the restaurant revitalization fund. they touted the fact that we are in a situation where they're dealing with touted grants to community health care centers. touted -- i mean, some people have no shame. >> repo...

To you, let's start with the structure bill, is this counter proposal dead on arrival? >> i don't think so at all. it seems like both sides are optimistic and they're going to keep talking. the number looking more appealing to the white house, but i would say that the number has not really been the issue because there is thinking among democrats that whatever amount, whatever is included in a infrastructure bill with republicans, whatever is left over they can still do through reconciliation. they can still do on their own. if they do an $800 deal, they can still go do a separate reconciliatio...