obviously, there are only 50 democratic senators and they need to reach an agreement with all of them. joe manchin was not somebody running for president who put out a expansive policy platform. but this was something that was core to the democratic base. you know, repealing the trump tax cuts. expanding medicare. free community college. we heard it from across the democratic spectrum. from more moderate capped dates like joe biden to elizabeth warren and bernie sanders. the rhetoric we hear on the campaign trail as democratic priorities, when push comes to shove, they often don t make it over the finish line because of the complicated negotiations going on here in washington and on capitol hill. and so, i think that is an important point to recognize just how important and fundamental these were to the democratic platform that are ultimately not going to make it into final passage. mike memoli, tyler page, thank guys both. we are going to be watching for developments coming out of t
Biden has been touting a proposal to give seniors $800 gift cards they could use on dental spending through Medicare, as Democrats haggle over a renegotiated reconciliation bill.
first, manu raju joins us live from capitol hill. the tone on this bill has shifted but it s far from over. what needs to happen before all 50 democratic senators will sign off on this? there s still a number of sticking points. some of the moderate democratic senators, kyrsten sinema, joe manchin, are still not on board. manchin said he would not embrace this. he had been about $1.5 trillion but he s engaging in significant back and forth. and a number of divisions about how to deal with some of the key issues. climate change is central. progressives and moderates are still haggling over exactly what that ultimate deal could look like after opposition from manchin. expanding medicare. paid family and medical leave. discussion on reducing that from 12 weeks down to four weeks. child tax credit. another issue that is still on the table and now an issue to how to raise revenue. sinema has indicated that she will not support increasing taxes on corporations and high
being significantly reduced, and when you have to work within a different scope than perhaps you first laid out, certain things will fall out or be reduced in terms of funding or duration or fall out entirely. i think when it comes to the tuition of community college, certainly the president talked about this a lot during the campaign, it was a central plank in his initial plan, but you also have to think about consistencies in capitol hill. if you re trying to wrangle 50 votes in the house and 50 votes in the senate, what could impact the child tax credit or the affordable care act, expanding medicare, expanding medicaid, those are high priorities when you talk to democrats on capitol hill, so those are issues the president has maintained a focus on. this is still a fluid target right now. most notably, the president has not gotten the explicit signoff from those two moderate senators
news find 54% of americans approve of the president s built back better plan. details of the plan, like expanding medicare and paid family leave gained even higher support. my panel is back with me. dr. greer, you find americans overwhelmingly support paid family leave, and not particularly surprising, and it comes as this analysis from the new york times reporting the united states, a major outlier, when compared to how other richer nations contribute to child care for their citizens. other countries contribute an average of $14,000 per year for a toddler s care. is that compared with $500 in america. my question, doctor, we talked about rage moms throughout the pandemic, all of these women who were forced to either leave their jobs, take time away from their jobs, become both tutor and child care provider, and