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High gear over the spending approval key to president biden s agenda. republicans say they want no part of it. but can the democrats bridge their own very stark differences? here s maryalice parks. reporter: tonight, leading democrats in a standoff. president biden s agenda hanging in the balance. i can t understand why we can t take time. is it appropriate for one person to destroy two pieces of? reporter: defiant in the face of democratic leadership, senator joe manchin saying he won t back a budget bill as large or as quickly as his colleagues want. with a 50/50 senate, democrats cannot lose his vote. look, joe manchin has a right to get his views heard. he has to sit down with all of us and we ll work it out. reporter: democrats trying to finish a draft of their $3.5 trillion budget this week. hoping to include major new programs like universal pre-k, expanded medicare benefits, and investments in renewable energy. manchin s priority finishing the bipartisan deal for ....

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