Tomorrow night after the sentencing. Itll be such an important day in the courtroom for them and for everyone else. Indeed, excellent. Well done, my friend. Thank you, rachel. Well, it really is infrastructure week. And President Joe Biden got to say the words today that he has been wanting to say since inauguration day. We have a deal. And he was so excited about the deal he did something that president s never do. He went down to into the driveway, on the Pennsylvania Avenue Side of the white house with a Bipartisan Group of senators to announce the deal they just made. We have a deal. And i think its really important we all agree that none of us got but we all really wanted. I clearly didnt get all i wanted. They gave more than i think many were inclined to give in the first place. This reminds me of the days we used to get an awful lot done in the United States congress. They did not, i understand their position, republicans and this group did not want to go along with my family plan issues and childcare tax credits. The infrastructure i talk about. That, we will see what happens and Reconciliation Bill in the budget process. I want to thank each and every one of them. A lot of us go back a long way, where we are used to doing one thing. Give each other our word and thats the end. Nobody questions at. They have my word, i will stick with what they proposed, and they give me their word as well. Where i come from, thats good enough for me. I dont think ive ever seen a president do specifically that. Go out to that specific spot which is reserved by the White House Press court with microphones theyre ready for people leaving important meetings with the president at the white house. The president is always left inside the building while senators are out there doing that kind of press conference. That picture today looked as if joe biden was back at his old job in the senate where he stood in that spot many times leaving the white house as a senator after an important meeting with the president. Thats an indication of how excited joe biden is about where this momentum is tonight on this legislation. As President Biden turned to leave, he was asked about this complex to Track Approach to infrastructure. In which the democrats will pass a separate bill without republican support that contains most of what republicans have rejected from the bipartisan deal announced today. Are you committed to a two track system . There is going to be a two track system. Are you confident will have all the democrats in the senate . Im not confident of anything. Nbc news has obtained a list from the white house of what is included in the final deal between the white house and the Bipartisan Senate negotiators. The deal creates 579 Billion Dollars in new spending including 312 billion in transportation and 266 billion and other infrastructure such as broadband and Climate Change resilience. The white house says the bipartisan plan will be paid for by stricter enforcement of current tax law. And redirecting unspent funding from the covid relief bill as well as other possible sources of funding that do not include tax increases. The democratic leader of the bipartisan negotiations senator joe manchin said this. Weve got Infrastructure Package that meets the needs of the needs of this country for the 21st century. And i think its a tremendous opportunity for us to share to the rest of the world we can still get things done in a bipartisan way. Did you commit to supporting a second package that would be pushed through with reconciliation, both of you commit to that . Im committed to working on a second package. Arizona senator Kirsten Cinema did not comment on the second package there in the driveway at the white house. But she did comment about it later. Here is what she said about the bipartisan agreement. There are many who say bipartisanship is dead in washington d. C. And across this country. This historic agreement today between republicans and democrats in the senate and with the president of the United States shows that a group of people who are committed with a shared values to solving the problems and challenges our country faces, we can use bipartisanship to solve these challenges. As rob said and as the president said, no one got everything they wanted in this package. We all gave some to get some because what we did was put first the needs of our country. This does represent a historic investment in our countries infrastructure, and it meets the needs of folks who live from virginia out to arizona. Later, at the white house, President Biden explained the leverage that he believes he has to make sure the Senate Passes both a bipartisan bill with 60 votes or more and the democrats only bill was just a Majority Vote through the budget Reconciliation Process. If they dont come, im not signing it. Its simple. But i expect, i expect in the coming months this summer, before the fiscal year is over they will have voted on this bill as well the Infrastructure Bill as well as voted on the budget resolution. And that is one if only one comes to me, this is only going to come, im not going to sign it. Its in tandem. The leader of Senate RepublicansMitch Mcconnell responded to that this way. It was a tale of two press conferences. And dorsey agreement in one breath, and threatened to veto it in the next. Less than two hours it almost makes your head spin. Less than two hours, as i said, it makes your head spin. An expression of bipartisanship and ultimate on behalf, an ultimatum on behalf of your own base. Leading off our discussion tonight is Cedric Richmond white house Senior Adviser and director of the white house is office of public engagement. Thank you very much for joining us on this important night. Appreciate it. Thank you for having me. I want to get to what Senator Mcconnell just said. We saw the president go up in the driveway and commend this group for reaching the bipartisan agreement and the way Senator Mcconnell puts it, a little bit later in the white house, we saw a President Biden threatened to veto the bipartisan agreements that he just agreed to. Whats the president is doing is making sure people understood that this is a two track, dual track process to get his american jobs plan and American Families plan done. And we worked hard to get an agreement across the aisle, bipartisan to invest in americas future and its competitiveness. But does senators were not interested in helping on the American Families plan, and other of his agenda, which she always said would come in a second bill. So, this is the same track we always had in mind to get his agenda completed. The rescue, plan the jobs plan and the families plan. Lets listen to what joe manchin said about the two Track Approach today. The reconciliation is inevitable. There is going to be a Reconciliation Bill. We just dont know what size is going to be. Lets come to agreement there is going to be a Reconciliation Bill. Joe manchin is on board with the Reconciliation Bill, Senators Sinema said ive already spoken with the president and leader schumer about their thoughts on a two phased process and like always i am open to finding a path forward. The way Senator Manchin said it is we just dont know how big the Reconciliation Bill is going to be. What is your sense of what the democrats will be passing in the Reconciliation Version of this, and will you be able to hold the liberals in the house and the senate in place with Senator Manchin . Its about the details and what we want to accomplish. I want to stress a couple of things. Senator sanders is starting on the Reconciliation Process and we are going to make sure that our care economy, education, our investment and families and our commitment to fighting Climate Change is all encompassed in that legislation. So we believe Senator Sanders is going to craft a bill in which all democrats are going to support. Heres the real question, i think the president touched on this today. We are going to fix and remove all Lead Pipe Delivery in water and homes to this country. We are going to collect connect every home to high speed internet. The question, is do i think democrats will vote against removing lead pipes from people who have contaminated Drinking Water in their house . Connecting role communities and poor communities to the internet . Our investments in Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Electric Vehicle buses the largest investment in infrastructure in the last hundred years, the largest investment ever and amtrak, and our rail system, the largest investment since the creation of amtrak. This bill does a lot of landmark things in investment. Its real and i think that constituents and people and voters they want to see it past. A close with this. There is an old saying that when two elephants fight, only the grass suffers. This was President Biden doing exactly what he said he was going to do in both the primary and the general election, that he was going to bring people together and make sure that we move this country forward because this is about the American People and he is going to be a president for all of the people. 24 hours ago, i was struggling to see how this could be done with this to bill approach which has never been done before. But it is ripening into something that is starting to make a certain sense about how it is going to work. We just heard Congresswoman Jayapal in the last hour with Rachel Maddow speaking very positively about this agreement today. Even though it leaves out her priorities because she expects her priorities as Senator Sanders does to be dealt with in the next bill. Senator sanders speaking very positively today about this bipartisan agreement. So, it does seem to be taking shape on the democratic side. As intended. Its just a question of what does that Reconciliation Bill end up being and how many compromises will have to be made there . Again, its going to be the president s priorities for the American Families plan, Plus Climate Which came out of the jobs plan. Lawrence, i am so glad you started with that. President biden has been doubted since he declared presidency. Hes not progressive enough to win the primary, he could win the general election. He did all of those things. We couldnt pass the rescue plan at 1. 9 trillion dollars. People keep underestimating joe biden and theyre dead wrong. He said from the beginning i have a rescue plan and then im coming back with a jobs plan to invest in our physical infrastructure. Then of coming back with the families plan to invest in our human infrastructure. Hes been Crystal Clear about what he wanted to do and i think people underestimate his experience in the senate and the fact he completely knows exactly what hes doing. Thats why experience in relationships matters. This is exactly what he was thinking when he designed this. I think people are going to be happy that washington delivers for the people, and have a president that can bring people together when he has to, and hes focused enough that if he has to go at it alone, like what the rescue plan is, hes able to do that. You have had as many as 11 republican senators in the bipartisan cushions, if you have 11 that brings you to 61 its exactly one more than you need to pass in. The senate but is there any indication those 11 could attract more republicans to this bill . I hope he does. And i think it has the possibility to do that because at the end of the day, you invest in the things people care about. Broadband, rail, transit. All of those things that republicans and democrats support. This bill is wildly popular. This is not a hard. About this is actually an easy vote, just like the rescue plan because the American Public supports it. My hope would be it passes with overwhelming bipartisan support. Cedric richmond, thank you very much for joining us on this important night. We really appreciate it. The thank you. Joining our discussion now jonathan caught served as Communications Director and Senior Adviser to senator joe manchin for seven years. All of us john heilemann, and analysts. He is Executive Editor of a recount where he hosts the hell and highwater podcast. Jonathan, this is something you never saw when you are working in the senate. This two Track Approach and the last 24 hours i have to say especially the comments from Senator Manchin and senator cinema, but the president said today in the presence of those republicans in the driveway. Indicates that it actually is taking shape this way. And as much and important as it is for Senator Manchin and senator sinema to be on board with it, it seems those republicans are also on board in effect with the democrats going off and doing a separate Reconciliation Bill. Yes. Senator manchin and his colleagues crafted a great bipartisan bill. They Work Together and everybody is always thinking there is be there would be a two track system. Senate imaginative make any news. He said he was going to support these things. He said you could find ways to pay for it and you are going to see Chuck Schumer and nancy pelosi Work Together to get these things done. At the end of the time we go to the august recess, youll see joe biden having accomplished a lot moderates and progressives can be very happy with. John, we have seen Mitch Mcconnells attack plan on this. Hes basically saying he hasnt said in these words yet but in effect what he is saying is that this republican agreement with democrats is enabling the democrats to get their leftwing wish list as he will call it in the other bill. That seems to be the way Mitch Mcconnell will try to pull at least two republicans away from this bill. Thats right. And i think they have done, to this point a masterful job. Im right with you when you confirm my read of whats going on in the senate. It makes you feel good because it makes you think im doing something right. To see the way the progressives have lined up, the signs that are coming out just in the last 24 hours. I think like you i was dubious for eight hours ago. I think the question now is whether the fact that it is falling into place, is there a possibility that gives mcconnell enough time to work the strategy you are talking about, and make clear i mean, if he tries to lean hard on his people, on his caucus and make it clear to them, or enough of them, who you are talking four or more that the agreements are signing off on right now is enabling this larger bill to happen and be able to bring some political pressure or internal institutional pressure, whatever pressure you want to talk about, can he, now that he has its in his sights, does that give him enough time to do the mcconnell stuff, the killjoy stuff that hes such a master of and that i think is the one question i have right now. Is it falling into place a little too quickly and neatly, potentially for its own good in that context . Jonathan, in many ways, the real republican leader on the side of the senate is donald trump and so what is donald trump going to do . What can he do in the coming weeks and months to pull as of tonight, when history was pulled to republicans off the bipartisan bill and it collapses. I dont think donald trump is going to be able to pull to republicans off this bill. This bill is negotiated over a long period of time. And the thing i want to point out, these people are friends. This came together because they all worked together on a regular basis. They have been, or they built a relationship. This isnt like ten people got in the room and decided to chalk it up over who would get white in whats spending bill. We get infrastructure, who would get water and highways. These are ten people who trust each other. I think if anything this list is going to grow and i understand the skepticism and lawrence youve been watching the senate for more years than ive ever been there. I would be skeptical to but i think theres a bet