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Kyrsten sinema would not say. a lot of questions, kate. >> everybody, stand by, please. joining me is one of the lawmakers who was in the room this morning when the speaker was there and the president of the united states and the house democratic caucus. congressman pete aguilar from california, vice chair of the house democratic caucus, thanks for being here. what was your take-away from the meeting with the president? >> the president detailed exactly what was in the bill, which manu just highlighted as well, but the president also highlighted the importance of his presidency and how these p...

These legislative chambers, we're no strangers to that responsibility. we have the weight and the responsibility of legislating, of governing. that's what the majority is about. it doesn't look as pretty as some people would like it to. at the end of the day it's about the investments in infrastructure, in child care in the next package. those are the things people back no in san bernardino care about and what we plan to deliver. but the president did tell us clearly that his presidency, that the agenda and his leadership is on the line and he wants our support. >> one thing that progressives ...

Pride for our parents. 350 years ago, we ranked seventh among the advanced economies in the you know where we are today? we rank 23rd, 23rd, 7 to 23. once again, our competitors are investings, and we're standing still. today there are nearly 2 million women in america not working today simply because they can't afford child care. typical family spends about $11,000 a year in child care. some states it's $14,500 per child. we're going to make sure nearly all families earning less than $300,000 a year will pay no more than 7% of their income for child care, and for a family making $100,000 a ye...

Focused on giving back, focused on child care, on climate. those are the important priorities. >> sorry. we are probably close to hearing from the president as i saw them put remarks on the podium. to confirm, you are whipping this infrastructure bill now. you are putting -- this vote is going to happen today, and it will stay open for how long? >> with jim clyburn sending the notice out, we are asking members to support this piece of legislation. the majority leader, steny hoyer, has indicated we will have the vote today. we will leave the vote open and we plan to win this vote. that's what w...

Game-changer for families and for our economy as more parents, especially women, can get back to work and work in the workforce. i'm looking at a lot of significant press people in front of me. a lot of them are working, working mothers. they know what it cost. i remember when i got to the senate, i lost my wife and daughter in an accident, my two boys. i started commuting 250 miles a day because i had my mom and my dad and my brother and my sister to help me take care of my kids because i couldn't afford child care, and i was getting a serious salary, $42,000 a year. we've also extended histo...