before midnight. so not through the night, but certainly very late trying to get a form of agreement on paper for these two principals to ultimately agree to and go forward with to avoid default here. the tone coming out of the meet meeting from kevin mccarthy and president biden was pretty much optimistic despite the fact that it is just nine days before the x date june 1st when the treasury department identified could be the first day where the u.s. would not be able to meet its obligations. kevin mccarthy speaking to reporters calling the meeting productive and he said that the tone of the meeting was probably the best that they have had since they started meeting on the debt ceiling just a few minutes ago. and he said that negotiators would go forward from the meeting with the clearest indication on the path forward to what could be a potential deal. but of course these two sides are still very far apart as we just heard kevin mccarthy say that they are still significant
sinema including a nrenewed pus for filibuster. did you get any sense today she realizes how big this threat is to our democracy? no, we didn t get any sense. she was on the call, she didn t speak, although there were several other senators on the card who based on our scorecard moved a position, they understand the importance. senator peters organized the meet meeting and changed his position. we are not in 2005 when sold senate rules would apply. we must stand up for democracy. we stood up for the full faith and credit of our currency last week. our democracy also should enjoy that same priority. we must protect the rights of voters across the country. well, i ll admit to that note
deal with the infrastructure bill tomorrow and whether they ll have the votes to move ahead, and will progressive threats derail that. when steny royal walked out of the meet meeting, i said is that vote still happening. he said he s hopeful they re moving ahead. so a question about that, because the progressives have threatened to called for that vote to be deplayed until the larger deal is negotiated between moderates. they signed off on it along with the white house. at the moment, democratic leaders seeing if they can get the progressives behind that, send that infrastructure bill to joe biden s desk. still a question about whether they can get there. the democratic leaders are trying to get their caucus in line, guys. wow, victory from the jaws of defeat? we ll see. john har word, manu raju, thanks to both of you. joining us, dug high, former communications director for the republican national committee.
and i bet national democrats are watching very closely to see what happens there. this is a must win seat for them. if they are going to win the majority, they have to win colorado. and that is for sure. great to have you both on. thank you. that does it for us. craig melvin is picking it up in new york. craig, hello to you again. always good to see you. see you tomorrow. craig melvin here in new york city. making their most important case yet. a roster of 2020 democrats are heading to the west coast to make the case that they are the most electable. but there will be one notable an inside is at the dna summer meeting and would be wmeet meeting and one who is bowing out. and more fights with allieallie. president trump is apply feeling the heat. but his latest statements are raising concerns even among former members of his administration.