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BUCK: If it's not about the price, then why isn't 1.5 trillion enough? What they say makes no sense.

Of agreement because without that there really wouldn't be any way to move those house progressives forward. and the white house certainly acknowledged that. >> so ashley parker, congresswoman jayapal, democrat washington state who heads the progressive caucus in the house, sent out a tweet tonight, speaking through social media, though more directly than most people, addressed the house speaker. "stick to the plan. pass both bills together." ashley, talk about how much of a sea change this is with the liberals palpably splitting off, knowing that by doing so a couple more of these votes go do...

Then. the kind of phone calls, face time with the president. his critics call it hand holding that he required before he signed on. probably instructive for all those trying to figure out what's going on now. >> they used to call it the treatment with lbj. the pressure from a president to a senator or a member of congress to come along. when you read "peril," we detail vividly how president biden at times uses curses, he uses pressure to try to get manchin to come along. and what's so interesting about this in the book but in this unfolding story right now on capitol hill is president biden, t...

Political strategist to mostly progressive candidates and causes. and tim miller, contributor v contributor at the bulwark, former communications director for jeb bush. okay, juanita, you're up. your reaction to what the liberals have pulled off tonight. >> i just think we need to recognize the power and determination from representative jayapal, representative omar, and the entire progressive caucus because yes, they're holding the line here in a significant way that ultimately will help to deliver biden's agenda. and i think we need to recognize that. that was no easy feat when you're up aga...

Representative jayapal says that she can hold that group together. and keep in mind leader pelosi can only lose three votes. and their message, there is a lot of frustration when mention mentioned the 1.5 trillion. you have to keep in mind it's not just less than half that the current reconciliation proposal has, but that proposal started at six trillion. so it really is one six of what they wanted. which is simply unacceptable to that. and their argument which they are also stating is that this is why democrats were elected. this is why we won the white house, and the senate in the house. bec...