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>> they're not the freedom caucus. the freedom caucus was trying to take over republican leadership and kill bills. the progressives haven't done that, and they've had joe biden's back on this. they continue to. >> the democrats wanting to pass legislation is no different than a republican not wanting to pass legislation. >> kevin:s don't want to pass legislation. that's a fundamental fact. if it grows government, they don't want to do it. >> to add one point, i think one of the dynamics in frustration among democrats on capitol hill, they don't feel the white house has a strong enough legisla...

Compromise. cnn's kaitlan collins is at the white house. kaitlan, senator manchin seems open to it. progressives haven't weighed in. they initially wanted 3.5 trillion. is this something progress? >> reporter: i think it's notable that senator manchin did not rule out that price tag it's higher than last week speaking to reporters. cnn was told on that call one of the conversations with the progressives, congresswoman jayapal said that number needed to be higher than that change than what president biden believes that senator manchin and senator sinema will accept. i think this complicates the...

You say you think this vote happens today. do you have the votes. right now, it appears that progressives haven't seen the legislative language they want to see to commit to backing this. >> look, one thing i learned, we're in the legislative arena, you never say never. >> you didn't say never, you said today. >> i am talking about people that say they may have a problem with the bill. i am saying to the progressives, look, i know what they want but i was not in the room when somebody came up with $3.5 trillion. none who came up with that. i was not in the room when they said we have to vote t...

The house. >> yeah, so a few thoughts here. so this bill is not going to go to the house, it's not going to come up for a vote in the house probably until the fall. so everybody in the house, all the progressives are going to calm their heels, and the reason why kyrsten sinema is so crucial and manchin are so crucial is there's no democratic agenda without them. so what sinema was saying she won't vote for an eventual compromise at $3.5 trillion. an eventual compromise of $3.5 trillion probably wouldn't pass the house anyway. i think she's expressing a reality, joe, that progressives haven't c...