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So how is the white house looking at this and are they fine with what schumer has said up, as rachel said, this vote that seems pretty aggressive in terms of timeline on wednesday? >> they seem to be at least publicly willing to say congress will manage this the way they want. the leaders over there could do whatever they want to do. they're in close contact with chuck schumer and chuck schumer would not surprise them. that is just not the way this relationship would work. but i've actually described it as you're on a tight wire spinning plates because there are so many different elements here...

Manchin moderate that are worried about this price tag. there is haggles about where does that money go and how much goes for people who are staying home taking care of a loved one or how much goes for education. but again with this onus, this pressure that we have to do this is going to drive people. the big story is on the bipartisan infrastructure side because there are republicans who are unhappy that schumer has set up a vote, the first vote for this on wednesday. they don't even legislative text yet and they're waiting for a cbo report to score this bill and concerned about pay-fors and ...

More. they said they were blind sided by the time line. what's the intention here and can democrats stick to that time line? >> reporter: the majority leader chuck schumer sending a clear message it's crunch time. this bipartisan group has been working several months. he's arguing it is time to put together a bill because we are ready to go to the floor. there is a limited legislative calendar on capitol hill. schumer knows he has a lot to get done in the month of july before the month-long august recess which, of course, is already potentially in jeopardy if they can't get their job done. wha...

Houses of congress and the white house. if they can agree among themselves as to what must be done, if they can coordinate the presidents agenda with pelosi said, with what schumer can move in the senate, democrats should theoretically be able to get stuff done. if there aren't party defections of democrat becoming a republican or unexpected retirements or god forbid deaf sorted to realty illnesses within the democrats the majority they've got this precious thing for two years. two years until the next election where they very well may lose their majority, right? they've got two years 24 month...

Possible. democrats and president biden can't use the time. they can't get stuff done in this precious 24 months they've got. that's how this works. democrats want to maximize but they can do in 24 months, republicans want to minimize what can be done in 24 months by wasting as much as that time as they possibly can. 24 months. this time, democrats got 23 months. because for the first month of the new congress republican leader mitch mcconnell wouldn't agree to an organizing resolution to set the rules of the senate even though chuck schumer and the democrats became the majority. schumer becam...