commitment, yeah, i ll vote for it. we re hearing kyrsten sinema, who s the democratic senator from arizona, who s critical on the infrastructure deal, that she s you know, she s her top line is something like $2 trillion in this second package. so which is far from what some democrats want to spend. manchin talked yesterday said he didn t like the 2017 republican tax cut bill thought it went too far because the republicans passed that on a party line vote and joe manchin is all about bipartisanship. they haven t gotten a firm commitment from kyrsten sinema or joe manchin. i think chuck schumer and the senate majority leader feels they re there, gonna be there, he works joe manchin and kyrsten sinema every ten minutes or so. he s on the phone with them. they want this bipartisan deal because it shows manchin and
charged to help foot the bill. u.s. attorney s office is seeking restitution of $2,000 for each felony case and $500 for each misdemeanor. that covers the cost of replacing broken doors, window and other property including art and furniture. so far about 500 people have been charged and more charges are expected. president biden is set to continue negotiations on his tax plan with republicans again today even as senate minority leader mitch mcconnell throws cold water on a new white house offer. the president is expected to talk once again with west virginia senator the lead negotiator on the republican side. tax increases that don t reverse anything in the 2017 tax cut bill. also floated a minimum tax and toughest enforcement on the highest earners. these taxes would pay for the white house s proposed $1.7 trillion infrastructure plan.
optimism. she is continuing in good faith because she thinks there is a deal to be had despite the fact they are so far apart on so many issues that peter laid out including how to define infrastructure. republicans want this bill limited to traditional infrastructure, roads, bridges, ports, et cetera. no matter how you pay for it, the republicans want to dismantle the covid relief bill, all of the money not spent. democrats want to unravel the 2017 tax cut bill. it will be hard for these two sides to reach some sort of agreement, but they are still trying for the time being. peter, in terms of getting this done, we got used to the
this package and things like elder care or electric vehicles, qualify as infrastructure. we ve made no progress between the two sides on how to pay for this. the latef republican counter offer dealt mainly with taking money that had been appropriated for the covid relief package, but hasn t yet been spent and redirecting that toward infrastructure. you are pitting democrats biggest legislative achievement against republicans greatest legislative achievement in their mind of the previous congress in terms of the tax cut bill in terms of how to pay for it and when i listen to secretary buttigieg i listen to the white house and they re the ones along with democratic allies who will have to decide when the negotiations are and if they re not fruitful or if they can feel like they can go it alone with democratic votes. let s set aside infrastructure for a second and talk about the hot-button issue which is an effort to establish an independent commission to
at 928 billion, most of that, the vast majority of that is re-purposed covid relief funds or money that s already been appropriated. and they haven t agreed on the pay fors. the republicans say don t change the 2017 tax cut bill, and democrats in the white house say we want to raise taxes on corporations and people over $400,000 to pay for this. so i think there is still really really far apart but, yes, i think joe biden sincerely would like an infrastructure deal that s bipartisan. i just don t know if they are going to be able to get there. bret: what about that talking point part of the kabuki theater as mara describes ben republicans like talking to president biden but not sure his staff wants him to be where he is. mara is correct that this is kabuki theater. one thing we shouldn t pass by in this is that, you know, the reports are that joe biden s budget, that his proposal includes the expected sun setting of those trump tax cuts, not just for high earning