opportunity. i think he reassured everybody. after, say it felt really good. i ve been around a long time, i think that was pretty good, that was a congressman richard neil. plus, the president himself, in across section there in the democratic caucus, all basically singing from the same hymnal. feeling good, moving forward, but the large build back better legislation and the smaller roads and bridges bill will pass. not clear when them and the larger bill may have to get smaller. nbc news is reporting that president biden told democratic lawmakers that negotiations on the budget reconciliation bill are now in the 1.9 to 2.3 trillion dollar range, down from their desired 3.5 trillion dollar figure. that is according to multiple sources in the room. and look, that s a long way from an actual deal. this is obviously not guaranteed, things could fall apart at any moment, it means a big fight over whether and how much in what ways the build
hill, last night there was an night there was an interruption in that interruption in that respite, respite. at least for some [laughs] at least. during the game for some, during the a group of game, fairly cheerful some very chilly but determines protesters role but determined protesters drop, dropped these banners. these banners. that very that very much much reminded the reminded the baseball players of their day jobs. baseball players of their day jobs. signs read, that way like you just saw, reconciliation first, hold the line. meaning pass the reconciliation bill, passed the presidents budget first. hold the line don t give. also, there s this one that we showed you, our lives are not a game. past 3.5 trillion. that s for the 3.5 trillion dollar build back better plan. the reconciliation bill, president biden s budget bill. there s also one other banner that was perhaps a little less cheery, at the very top of the screen, democrats don t at this up. all those messages, aimed at d
other a [inaudible] , to see who comes up with a better deal. we re going to each sell a car, and we re going to see who can sell each other up. and we re going to see who end up with a better. deal do you really want that sound system in the car? okay? yeah sure? thank you lawrence. well we are starting off tonight, we are drinking the script, we are starting off with congressman john yarmuth, he is the chair of the house budget committee. this is where it all began. he is the author of the 3.5 trillion dollar framework of the house budget resolution. that the house and the senate are now trying to reconcile in what the then call a reconciliation bill. chairman of the house budget committee, john yarmuth, thank you very very much for joining us tonight. we always feel lucky to get you. but as the night were on, we felt luckier and luckier. and then we get this mysterious letter from the speaker that doesn t say whether you can go
we learn not long ago that there will be no vote in the house tonight on the president bipartisan infrastructure bill. the house was working until late tonight trying to work out a deal that would allow the bill to come to the floor. house speaker nancy pelosi, had vowed the tonight s vote would go on, but she famously refuses to bring a bill to the floor, unless she is fairly certain it is going to pass. she spent the day and a large part of tonight, trying to get liberal democrats to support it, but they refused to do so until the senate passed the presidents 3.5 trillion dollar social safety net bill. the two democrats over in the senate that have put themselves at the center of this corn fright, the current joe manchin and sinema, mentioned because their names are used on this broadcast every. night feel that the big social spending bill is too big. they both been criticized for not coming up with a specific counter offer.
climate provisions, to get utilities to conferred to clean energy and time to avoid climate disaster. karen elder care, expanded medicare, and boma care. the house is supposed to vote, on that bipartisan infrastructure bill, tonight this was all set up this, week this deadline had been agreed to. and there was a run-up, and nancy pelosi is gonna vote. and people said but we don t have the votes. if we win today not knowing what would happen, leadership now says there won t be any votes, until nine eastern at the earliest, and top policy aides are apparently huddle up with white house advisers tonight. trying to figure it all. now, it s easy to get lost in the process, lord knows i have at times. the fundamental dynamics here of not change, the overwhelming majority of democrats, in congress, in both houses, support the 3.5 trillion dollar build back better bill. 95% of the democratic caucus, across all kinds of areas, both moderate and progressive, people in very safe seats, and