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Representatives that months ago endorsed this framework. the republican cochair of that brian fitzpatrick told me a few hours ago he is a yes on this bill but he does not know where the other 27 republicans in the group stand. it is a strange situation where republicans could undercut progressives. instead they are actually strengthening the hand of the progressive caucus by opposing the bill. >> exactly. if they could see beyond the partisan lens or just to the longer-term partisan advantage here rather than any short-term instinctings, they could actually deal a real blow to the progressive ...

Would like to shrink it. cut it in half. centrist democrats insisted that is not what they are planning to do. congressman gottheimer ho has been pushing for the vote says he is absolutely committed to the reconciliation bill and progressives are less worried about centrists in the house but more wore id about centrist democratic senators. manchin came out with his plan for the first time today his price tag publicly at least $1.5 trillion which is a far cry from the $3.5 trillion the vast majority of democrats want. senator sinema has not said what her number is. she has not given a number an...

This is a little slice of president biden's agenda that was hived off of the main vote because they wanted pass something. this was the only piece republicans would support. progressives in the house say they're only going to vote for that little bill if the centrists vote for the big bill, too. they said, listen. we don't necessarily like the little bill. m fact we think if it passes alone it might make climate change worse. it is not our kind of thing. this is not what democrats were sent to congress to do but we'll do it. we'll vote for it as long as the centrists vote for the big budget bi...

Was on board with all those things though he has been saying today he will only accept a bill less than half the size of what the president wants. somehow he tells these constituents of his that he is still onboard with all of the things they want. at one point he tells them we are on the same page. one shouts back to him, no, we are not. even showing up at his floating house, a cheerful but persistent group. we're going to follow you home. this really matters to folks in your home state. again, that was just tonight just earlier this evening and, you know, i think credit to senator manchin fo...

To this latest poll. that is only before you really explain it to them. quote, after poll voters were given the option of raising taxes on the richest americans and corporations while closing the loop holes that have caused significant wealth disparities which is in fact how the biden budget is paid for, when people are informed that is how the whole thing is going to be financed, support rises from 48% to as high as 70%. oh, the more people in west virginia learn about how this is and how it will work and how democrats have structured it and how president biden wants it the more they love it....