priorities that will be transformational, that will change people s lives, that will take on climate change, that will provide paid leave, 12 weeks of paid leave to people, that will provide child care, pre-k, community college, health care, medicare expansion, immigration, take on immigration issues. these are our priorities in the congressional progressive caucus that are in the president s build back agenda. this is actually the president s agenda, just to be clear. but what is true is that we do have to get 50 senators on board. we have 96% of democrats in the house and the senate on board, but we don t have 4%. and our margins are so thin that we have to get every single person on board. so, we are in the negotiation process. we thought that 3.5 was the was actually the compromise negotiation position. and it came from these priorities. it was not a number that was picked out of the air. but at the end of the day what we re thinking about is if we
ali, it s good to see you. thanks very having me on. look, there s some things that are accurate in that we are trying to get to a set of priorities that will be transformational, that will change people s lives, that will take on climate change, that will provide paid leave, 12 weeks of paid leave to people, that will provide child care, pre-k, community college, health care, medicare expansion, immigration, take on immigration issues. these are our priorities in the congressional progressive caucus that are in the president s build back agenda. this is actually the president s agenda, just to be clear. but what is true is that we do have to get 50 senators on board. we have 96% of democrats in the house and the senate on board, but we don t have 4%. and our margins are so thin that we have to get every single person on board. so, we are in the negotiation process. we thought that 3.5 was the was actually the compromise negotiation position. and it came from these priorities. it w
she s good. how do we get republicans engage in the debt limit? how is this going to ends up? it seems like the messaging on both sides, one is trying to trump the other? well, you heard. that s appropriate. largely donald trump s debt. $8 trillion that donald trump racked up when he was president. you heard president biden said this yesterday. this is a shared responsibility. one of the things republicans are trying to do whether this is about biden s build back agenda. there was debt that s lineup under pre-president, we need to remove the cloud of uncertainty that s hanging over the economy. republicans they could together get out of the way. we can take an up or down vote. democrats have said, we ll do
is going to be paid for. this is not adding to the debt. is that true? cnn s chief business correspondent christine romans here to take a look at that, christine. don t get caught up in the price tag. that s the message from house speaker pelosi and senator bernie sanders. they are echoing their boss. my build back agenda adds zero dollars and adds zero dollars to the national debt. what it is reshaping the economy to favor the middleclass with lower costs for free community college, improved dental care, dental, vision coverage. it increases the taxes on those who make more than $400,000 a year. the economic growth pays for all of this. but the spending pill is a work in progress. there s nothing for the budget
families will likely grow. the federal government provided over $$53 billion in relief for child care and early education. president biden wants 450 billion as part of his build back agenda. including capping child care costs for families. investing in child care centers and raising the minimum wage for workers to $15 an hour. if we don t find relief somehow, whether it s governmental or business, it will have long-term effects on our business. and how families are able to continue working and continue improving their communities. thank you stephanie ruhle for that reporting. okay. enough of the doom and gloom for one moment, because my colleague tiffany cross is going to bring us comedic relief on the cross connection. tell us who you have lined up this morning that s right, mehdi. funny man the entertainer degi la ray wanted to flip the script and give you something to