travel. reporter: all 50 senate democrats voted to approve a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint which they are hoping to turn into an expansion of the social safety net filled with funding. it is as if we caught a pass, a nice long pass at midfield, but we still have 50 yards to go before we score a touchdown. reporter: hours after democrats passed that $3.5 trillion budget paving the way for the ambitious package, a key moderate voice issued a warning. senator joe manchin saying that he has, quote, serious concerns about the grave consequences if congress decides to spend another $3.5 trillion. press secretary jen psaki says man che chin manchin is conflating the issue. i think that he is con confounding a couple things in there. it is not about putting a huge amount of money into the economy over the next few months.
it s as if we caught a pass, nice long pass at mid-field, but we still have 50 yards to go before we score a touchdown. reporter: hours after democrats passed that $3.5 trillion budget paving the way for the ambitious package, a key moderate voice issued a warning. senator joe manchin saying he has, quote, serious concerns about the grave consequences if congress decides to spend another 3.5 trillion. press secretary jen psaki says manchin is conflating short-term stimulus spending with the proposed long-term investments. i d note that i think he s confounding a couple of things in there. it s not about putting a huge amount of money into the economy over the next few months. reporter: president biden is also pushing back on man chin s fears about adding trillions to the debt. my build back better agenda is fiscally responsible way to reduce the cost for families.
judge, we re moving away from the political fights where everyone can see it the way they want and into a much more legal process where there are rules of evidence, where facts are established. that s probably, if there are indictments coming down, bad news for the people on the other side of that. bob mueller is known to be a careful prosecutor he means business. ari melber, thanks so much. you re going to have a busy day ahead. i think it s going to be a busy couple of days. i think so. thanks. you can watch ari on the beat week days at 6:00 eastern. the house passes a budget paving the way for trump s tax plan, but how will the president s plan asktd you? st p. but on the inside, i feel chronic, widespread pain. fibromyalgia may be invisible to others, but my pain is real.f? fibromyalgia is thought to be caused by overactive nerves. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i m glad my doctor prescribed lyrica. for some, lyrica delivers effective relief for moderate to even
what you think about it at this point. there is no fire but a lot of smoke. rob: a close call but major win for the trump administration, the house approving a $4 trillion budget paving the way for tax reform the president tweeting big news, budget just pass, 20 republicans joining democrats in opposing the measure. we spoke with peter morici about why democrats need to get on board with tax reform. the president s program will return money to lower and middle-class americans, working families to make their lives better, promote growth, increase jobs, raise wages. i don t know how nancy pelosi can be against that except she s against everything the president wants to do. rob: this will enable tax legislation sets to be introduced next week to pass
of the families who ve lost children to opioid addiction. i certainly wish that he had spoken more about what and how he plans to attack the epidemic by not providing additional funding. reporter: the president set wafty expectations for his efforts to tackle drug abuse during the campaign last year in places like new hampshire. we will not only stop the drugs from pouring in, but we will help all of those people. so seriously addicted. we ll get them assistance. reporter: democrats complain the president s opioid response has simply taken too long. i ve asked him repeatedly, i don t understand the delay. i knee 11 people in ohio alone die from opioid overdose every single day, seven days a week. every week of the year on the average and my first thought was what took the president so long? the yays are 216, the anyway nay the 2012. reporter: the white house is eager to cut taxes after the house passed a new budget paving way for a sweeping tax reform