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Infrastructure plan to improve the country's crumbling roads, bridges and energy systems. 21 senators, including 11 republicans, said they support this new infrastructure framework. >> cnn congressional correspondent manu raju with us now. still a huge sticking point on infrastructure, how to pay for it. what are you hearing? >> no question about it. still a lot of details they have to work out, both on the process and the policy. the process, too, is important. what the democrats are saying, particularly those on the left who are concerned that their priorities are not going to get into this ...

Temporary and expire in about-90 days. >> and, jake, those conversations on infrastructure are only going to continue. because senator capito has just gotten off the phone with the president. her office put out a readout of that phone call. she says that during the call, the two discussed the republican infrastructure framework. they talked about the biden administration's proposal. and, jake, it says senator capito and president biden agreed to talk again, on monday. we have not, yet, gotten the white house's version. we are waiting to find out how long that call was but there is going to be ...

Many meetings on the bipartisan infrastructure framework as well. >> the first votes senator schumer is scheduling on wednesday will be on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. that is a procedural vote, but it is the most important vote on that bill because it takes 60 votes to then allow an actual vote on the bill itself. >> everyone has been having productive conversations and it's important to take the keep the two track process movie. -- we must all finalize our agreement so that the senate can begin considering that legislation next week. and, i am setting the same deadline, next wednesday...

Tracks in congress now have a timetable on those tracks in the united states senate. senate majority leader chuck schumer says the first vote on one of the bills will be next wednesday. >> and as i've said from the start, madam president, as i've said from the start, the two tracks of infrastructure are going to move in tandem. we're making good progress on both tracks. we in the democratic caucus heard from the president yesterday on the budget resolution. the meeting was wonderful. the excitement was palpable. the opportunity to do so much good for so many american families was in the air in...

Have indicated some degree of support for the bipartisan infrastructure framework as well. because we know how much of a delicate balancing act this is going to be now moving forward. but whenever the president has an opportunity to celebrate some progress, he's going to do that. because in the view of this white house, momentum is not something you can take for granted. you need to capitalize on it, you need to build on it and part of what the message is going to be for the president inside the room is going to be what they are talking about in the reconciliation package is exactly what he pr...