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Announced so far. the budget is the second paperless _ announced so far. the budget is the second paperless budget... | the second paperless budget... the first few minutes have highlighted what was the biggest ask, increasing expenditure on infrastructure, and the infrastructure push is the major key takeaway from the first few minutes, with investment being lined up to investment being lined up to invest in everything from railways to highways. she has also spoken aboutjobs, made a mention over there that the expansion in the infrastructure projects and construction could lead to some of the...

What does that mean for 2024? well, nothing yet. "the washington post" reports that those close to the president are reassuring his allies he will run for reelection in 2024. joining me now is jonathan allen and jeremy peters. gentlemen, great to have you. jonathan, let's talk about the build back better plan, the second part of his infrastructure push. the social part of it. does he have a good chance of getting it to the senate without joe manchin going in and tinkering away? >> i mean, you can't get it through the senate without joe manchin doing what he will with it, because he needs the 5...

I think the white house is trying to do a messaging reset here on the infrastructure push. >> i agree, and i think michael made good points, but i would take issue with one. i think that the white house does have a strategy now, and it is -- was seen just in the guidance that came out this morning or last night announcing president biden's remarks. it said republicans voted twice to let the country default. i mean, that is a direct piece of blame saying that they voted already to let the country default by not giving their support. so i think a combination of that and more broadly, the democra...

It'll probably take the haircut because of senators manchin and sinema and others in the house. it's not about raising the national debt, there are tax increases in there that americans want. you know the 55 top corporations in this country don't pay any tax. now you're talking about ceo's in this country that make 350 times what their average workers make. they can absorb a little bit of a tax increase and the top marginal rate can go up to 39.6. you know, the last time we did a major infrastructure push in the country which was wonderful under the eisenhower administration, the top marginal ...

And jobs moving and then of course we can also work on the reconciliation package. >> margaret, it kind of seems like now president biden's big win that he started the week out with is really in hindsight given everything that's going on. >> this is the big time right when you're president, your honeymoon only lasts as long as the rest of the world and life allows it to. it is pretty stunning reversal of fortunes for biden. and i think now that what's happened is particularly in afghanistan is going to complicate that push for $3.5 trillion. i think it gives republicans an alternative narrativ...