these moderates have expressed concern about getting infrastructure into law. the real concern is with the bigger bill, the 3 1/2 trillion dollars reconciliation bill. they have concerns about tax portions. they want tax cuts for their upper income constituents because of some provisions that were in the trump tax bill. josh gottheimer, the leader of this group has expressed unease with the corporate tax increase, suggested maybe get rid of the corporate tax increase on the reconciliation bill, so there are many things in play. it is not, though, about the infrastructure bill. that s going to happen period. the question is when, the question is when and how, and as it stands this morning, it is frankly, uncertain. stand by for news on that when nancy pelosi gets up. maybe she ll tell us more. mar marg margaret, john, thank you so much. new challenges facing president new york s first female chief executive and the
to have the votes there that you need. what worked in this instance, brian, was the president made the case to the american people for that package. the american people bought it. there has not been a case made for the other 3 1/2 trillion dollars. maybe that case will be made. but that s going to be a tougher sell, i think, for a lot of americans. take the half loaf, feed like we saw with the loaves and fishes, feed as many as you can and pick up the crumbs after 2022 when you have a larger number of members in the house and senate to help you complete the agenda. robert, i can t quote the good book the way michael can, but i can quote senator manchin whose name you ve already invoked. i want to play for you a bit of his reaction to today s bipartisan vote. i m not surprised. i knew it would happen because i
one terrible bill. hope the dems double dealing dooms them both. florida senator rick scott is in focus to weigh in. first let s get the latest on all of this from peter doocy live outside the white house. peter. more than a dozen republicans are expected to support this infrastructure bill later on today. once it leaves the senate and goes over to the house it is not really an infrastructure bill at all. speaker pelosi is planning to combine it with 3 1/2 trillion dollars worth of democratic priorities in her budget using the process called reconciliation. the budget reconciliation bill will do more to combat climate change than any legislation ever, ever in the history of the senate. that is a promise. zero republicans in the house or senate support the 3.5 trillion dollar reconciliation package. the only support the trial they only support the trillion for roads and bridges and lead
0 how about this boy? he is only a toddler. look at his golf swing. is it perfection? bill: that s good. what do you think? 2 years old? dana: wearing a diaper. he is out there let me hit this for you, dad. you think dad is proud? real proud. all right. here is harris faulkner. harris: we beginning with breaking news. senate democrats are ready to move forward with their multi-trillion legislative agenda and your tax money, of course, is on the line. i m harris faulkner. you are in the faulkner focus . moments from this moment the senate will vote on a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that appears to have enough republican votes to pass as well. once that wraps up schumer will open debate on a 3 1/2 trillion budget resolution. first on the docket is that infrastructure bill. we scroll because it s a doozy of cash. though it has some gop support, critics still have a lot to say about what is actually in the fine print. here are senators john kennedy, mike lee, marsha bl
based on a 3 1/2 trillion dollar reconciliation spending package and so she s not going to yield on that, so that s not a good message to send the american people when we know that most american people want to see infrastructure investment. our infrastructure for the most part is behind the power curve as it applies to where we pair to other industriallized nations and some we might not consider industrialized nations. we need to invest in infrastructure. to hold it hostage over a 3 1/2 trillion dollars unrelated reconciliation package, with money we don t have, don t have a pay for, that does not resonate with the american people. i tell you what does is the fact that iffer woo going to continue to print money to pay for things, why raise taxes? none of that makes sense and those are the questions that the american people want answered. alicia: i see you ve expressed quite a bit of concern exactly how this is going to get paid