infrastructure bill to actually pass at the same time, including the text of the social safety net package. joining us now is the senate democratic whip dick durbin of illinois. thank you for being with us. hoping you can give us an update on where things stand this morning. it is an anxious time on capitol hill, on the democratic side. we believe this week is really the deadline week for us to get the agreement, the basic agreement done that has been going on for literally months. we have so many important issues at stake here. i agree with joe manchin s observation, we are close to the finish line. the president is engaged completely in this. i think we can get it done this week. you can or do you think you will? what s the handicap now? i put can. because we re dealing with individuals who need to be sitting down with others and reaching agreement. we have tried in many different
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virtual wallet® with low cash mode℠ from pnc bank. one way we re making a difference. okay, just in to cnn, senate democrats now say that by the end of the day tomorrow, they hope to have a deal on the framework of the president s social safety net package. now, they acknowledge that there are major sticking points still left to be ironed out, but they re confident that they re on the verge of an agreement. manu raju is on capitol hill. manu, we know that congresswoman pramila jayapal who s head of the progressive caucus is meeting with speaker pelosi now,
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shelves, economic uncertainty and long lines spell sticker shock for millions of americans reeling from an 18 month pandemic. 13 year high inflation is the new reality. the consumer price index climbed 5.4% in september, compared to the prior year, matching the highest rate since 2008. food rose 4.6%, electricity, 5.2%, president biden also continuing to push his social safety net package. it s clear that it s not going to be $3.5 trillion. reporter: independent vermont senator bernie sanders of out with an op-ed in a west virginia paper, making a plea to coal country about the climate, the state s senior senator, joe manchin, fired back, writing this isn t the first time an out-of-stater has tried to tell west virginia inns what it west virginiainans what is best for them, i will not vote for a reckless expansion of government