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In restoring that salt deduction, and then now it looks like democrats are giving a tax cut that will largely go to millionaires. they want to see that benefit perhaps shrunk back down. that could be a bit of a thorny debate, too, when the senate takes this up starting when they get back from their thanksgiving break. >> and, by the way, you also just heard the fed announcement, of course, and the likelihood that jerome powell has more support, bipartisan support than perhaps lael brainard would have had, although elizabeth warren is vowing for opposition. >> i think that's likely. we've alrea...

May have to cut this interview short because we may hear from the president momentarily. i want to ask you about the s.a.l.t. deduction, a big piece of this bill that became controversial at the end. you were one of the democrats who really wanted to see inclusion of changes to the state and local tax deductions to undue what was done by the republican bill. if this comes back to the senate with that cap lowered or substantially changed can you still vote for it or are you concerned about the possibility the senate might make changes to that provision? >> i think the senate is going to do the ...

Garrett haake, and yamiche alcindor, pbs moderator and white house correspondent as well for the news hour. garrett, first to you, what changes are we likely to see once this gets to the senate? is family leave the biggest problem according to joe manchin? >> yeah, paid leave is probably the single biggest program in this bill that may face a tough time staying in this bill. joe manchin has been opposed to it from the start. the bill was -- the provision was shrunk down. it was cut entirely and then re-added by the house, just a four-week paid family leave benefit. manchin has said time and ti...

I'm very concerned about the s.a.l.t. deduction at a time when we want to be making our tax system more fair, we want to be addressing income inequality, i don't think this is a time to be giving big tax breaks to wealthy individuals. so, we have to work all that out. >> reporter: yeah, paid family leave there, that's something in the house-passed version of the bill. i'm told senator joe manchin just won't budge on that. he won't support it. so that will have to get taken out. a huge priority for democrats and something president biden ran on, by the way, but that other thing that senator tin...

Necessary, inflationary pressure, shortages, an afghanistan fee casio, mayhem at the borders, i think this is very tone deaf what they're doing. i do not think this is going to be a very popular piece of legislation. they just expanded the salt deduction to $80,000, breaking their pledge. they weren't going to give a tax break to anybody over $400,000. they just did. it is merciful they're not having a rose garden celebration, unlike the republican who is did that a few years ago on health care, which was fool irk. i think there are a lot of problems here. this is going to the senate. i would ...