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Republican senators that signed on to the deal that helped broker that deal, touted this as a bill that could be voted on on its merits and said the two bills are separate. they re not linked. if the progressives in the house tank this bill, looks to republicans like they are linked. if you can t pass the bill that s been voted on in the senate without getting the social spending, how does that message sit? so the message is at the white house that they want this vote hahn the bif, to bipartisan bill to happen and they want it to pass. looks like progressives are the mask on that to determine if that plays out. neil: what is amazing here, we call it sausage making. i come from a family of sausage makers. this is an insult to sausage makers. i digress. all right. jacqui, thanks very much for that. man, what a mess. it s getting messier. bob cusack is here with us. the hill editor in chief. ....