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Is there a plan for some of these elements that will inevitably get cut to try to move it past forward. >> the president has said he has two red lines here. he'll not raise taxes taxes on anybody making more than 140,000 a year. and he will make both deadlines. these investments are critical to help working families get some breathing room, making our tax codes work more fair so our wealthiest pay their fair share so we can fix our infrastructure. we're in the midst of negotiations. the president is working in great faith. we had a great meeting with the group of progressives yesterday and tod...

Agenda is fully paid for and those are the discussions that are happening right now. >> manchin also writes, what i made clear to the president and democratic leaders is spending trillions more on new and expanded government programs when we can't even pay for the essential social programs like social security and medicare is the definition of fiscal insanity. your response? >> yeah, that's the whole point is that, for example, there were 50 corporations who made $40 billion in profit last year, who didn't pay one dime in taxes. tax fairness requires that we all pay our fair share. and senator...

Can. there's a lot in that bill, tax codes, climate change, social reforms, there's a lot, and people need to know what's in it. it's going to take a while. >> reporter: this is why it is significant. pelosi has scheduled that vote on thursday on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill but progressives, i'm told 40 or more could vote against that plan if manchin or kyrsten sinema, other moderates don't sign off on the larger agreement. does that have the support of those key members. if it does not, then it's possible, the leadership could be forced to punt on that issue again, and thursday is s...

One, a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that's already passed the senate, and then a much larger $3.5 trillion human infrastructure bill that they're attempting to pass through the budget reconc reconciliation process. house progressives have been insistent that they're not going to vote without the reconciliation package passed into law. the key to all of this might be the senator joe manchin from west virginia who is still signaling that he is not ready to make an agreement on the reconciliation package. >> that's a heavy lift, you know, there's a lot to do, a lot to talk about. ...

Opt hisp. optimism. >> that's a heavy lift and you know there is a lot to do and lot to talk about. there is a lot in that bill. the 3.5 reconciliation bill, tax codes, climate change, social reforms. there is a lot and -- and -- and people need to know what's in it. so it's going to take a while. >> by the way, it's an understatement to say there is a lot in that bill. by the way, it should take a while, right? people should understand what's in it, not be rushing to write it really fast and then pass it in the dead of the night. that is -- that's not right. but as of tonight, pelosi is pushi...