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>> for a 10-year period? i think that the clean electricity standards really do need to be in there for a ten-year period because it takes time to cut carbon emissions and we need to have that certainty for the market to move in that direction so that i think is one that needs to be there for ten years. >> what about means testing? are you comfortable with means testing? that's what joe manchin wants. meaning people that can afford it won't get the benefits. >> all of the research shows that means testing doesn't really target it more but it creates a lot of administrative burden and cost. >> ...

Medical exemptions in order to not get a vaccine that either the local government or their company requires? >> well, dana, we looked at this years ago when people were claiming religious exemptions to avoid getting measles vaccines, when we had the measles outbreak in certain clusters of undervaccinated people. there are precious few religions that actually say you cannot do that. i mean very, very few. literally less than a handful. but people, you know, sometimes confuse a philosophical objection with a religious objection. when you talk about established religions, there are so few that wi...

Meaning people that can afford it won't get the benefits. >> means testing doesn't target it more but creates a lot of administrative burden and cost. >> is that a no? >> it's not what i want to do. i had a staff member do a paper on why means testing is not a fiscally prudent thing to do or a policy prudent thing to do. let's see. the negotiation is just starting. >> senator joe manchin said this weekend that this reconciliation bill, the bill we are talking about, must include the hyde amendment which bans federal dollars to go for abortions. he said, yeah, we are not taking the hyde amendme...

Treasury secretary but by all the financiers across america this would be deadly to our economy. it would cost us 6 million jobs w why? if you're not going to lead and follow then get the hell out of the way. let the democrats accept the political responsibility of extending the debt ceiling and mcconnell said no. he is doing it at the expense of this economy. we'll get this done and in a responsible way and face this as soon as we return next week. >> so yes or no, can you guarantee that the united states of america will not default on its debt on october 18? >> apparently if senator mcconnel...

Trillion. >> we don't know what the number is why jet there's no number on the table yet that's everyone agreed to. >> what do you see? >> i don't feel the need to give a number. my number was 3.5. if you are in a negotiation you need to have a counter offer before you bid at yourself. >> what about 1. 5. >> that won't happen. that's too small to get the priorities in. it will be between 1.5 and 3.5 and i think the white house is working on that right now because remember what we want to deliver is child care, paid leave and climate change. >> so 1.5 is too small and won't say if 2 trillion is...