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Lower prescription drugs and help on childcare and community college and all these other things. it also will create millions of jobs, many of them tackling climate change. and it's paid for. and that's a good package for the american people. we want to get as close as possible to president biden's vision and i think we can still get there. >> what's your reaction to those who say that democrats talk about this social spending bill like it's a safety net program for the poor, when it's really a government subsidy engine for everybody including the rich? we just heard jonathan kott, former aide...

Have written the storm before the calm which, i think, jonathan, i'm going to steal for the title of my memoirs. it's too perfect. >> excellent. >> david, let's listen to what joe manchin's former aide said, he has been on this program. he says, don't assume he's gonna vote anyway until he actually cast his vote. jonathan kott said in an interview, i went with him to almost every vote and there were times when he made up his decision when he walked onto the floor. that is true of every senator, a certain amount of the time. but it might be true of joe manchin more than others. if that's true, ...

Little bit is because, i think there is a sense that we are heading to an agreement here both -- in both packages. so at the end of the, day there's gonna be no suspense. chuck schumer's gonna have his. votes nancy pelosi will ever votes. she is skilled as anyone we have ever seen a sin in that country in the country says. so there's a lot of choreography going, on a lot of discussions. but i'm gonna go with, jonathan and the price tag, whether it's three point, five or, three what's important is what's in. it i hope this isn't, true but this could be a once in a decade opportunity. once the n...

An infrastructure deal has been reached, but the balance of power in the Senate is evenly split, and Donald Trump wields a lot of power over Republicans. Jonathan Kott, a former staffer for Senator Joe Manchin says, “I would be skeptical, too, but I think there’s a better chance that this list grows to 70 senators [in support] than it sinks to 59.”

Virginia which was titled, why i'm voting against the for the people acts. >> as i said to him, i read the op-ed he left the door open -- >> all you talk to him about it? >> right in. >> today, the group of optimists gathered in charleston west virginia and march to joe manchin's office. they're, led by reverend william barber in a letter to senator manchin from the group they urge the senator to support before the people act and asked him to use his power to open up, quote, a new path for justice by ending the use of the filibuster. joining us now is our dean of west virginia broadcaster metr...