days we ve seen more progress on that. and it really was underscored last night when we saw the president very sus sirchgtly lay out what s in the bill and out of the bill. where senator joe manchin stands, where kyrsten sinema stands. that s been nebulous to a lot of lawmakers on the hill. they feel like they haven t been clear on where the two key senators stand. the president laying it out. we can see if we look at what s in and out where the contours of the deal could come together. it s clearer now than it s ever been when you look at things like federal paid leave being tacked down from 12 weeks to four weeks. universal pre-k still in that bill. the child tax credit, al bee it only for a one-year extension which has drawn the ire of some who wanted to see it pulled out for a longer period of time. we re starting to see some of the concessions that could be made for things that aren t krntly in the bill. you see possible $800 vouchers for a hearing.
that s because medicare expansion on hearing, dental and vision likely aren t going to be in this reconciliation bill. you heard the president last night talk about increases to pell grants because free community college has fallen out of the reconciliation negotiations. the president last night saying expanding pell grants isn t going to get you the whole way there in the way free community college would have, but it at least gets you closer. you also see here the clean electricity performance program. president biden says that s still in, but senator joe manchin has said it has fallen out. it sort of depends which joe you want to take the word of on that one. and then, of course, tax rate hikes on corporations. kyrsten sinema said she doesn t want to see rates hiked on corporations or wealthy individuals. these are the contours of what we re dealing with. it s important as we move forward on whatever timeline happens on the hill, the way that anderson cooper consistently last night t