saying don t penalize billionaires because they did well, but everyone should pay this 15% patriot s tax. chances for that? i m more open to that. that s a step in the right direction. i think that might be something that could get a lot of attention as we discuss this going forward. i do want to really quickly, i m going to get in trouble for this. this $30 billion in to replace lead pipes. i know that s near and dear to you. what s left in the current package? in the bipartisan infrastructure bill, we have significant investment in lead pipes, but not enough. we re still working on the details as to what s in and what s out in the build back better act. the president and i have talked about making sure we get every lead pipe out of the ground in america. my hope is that priority remains high as we get to the final numbers on this. we ll keep asking on that one as well.
these negotiations stand joined now by tina smith of minnesota. senator smith, good to see you. thank you, great to be with you. so, i want to start with the issue of paying for this bill because it does seem as if that is the last minute scramble here. and i know that in many ways whether you guys like it or not, joe manchin is the pivot point here. i want to play something he said because it actually looks like it s a path to something here. but it was the idea of a patriot tax. here s senator manchin. on the taxes people are talking about tax this and tax that and will change that and first of all, i said this. everybody in this country has been blessed and prosperred should pay a patriotic tax. if you re to the point to where you re able to use all of the tax forms, if you can to your advantage and you end up with a zero tax liability but have had