schumer talked. pelosi said their parties were not trillions apart. they were, and schumer has known since july that joe manchin was not going to budge on a $1.5 trillion maximum price tag. that is less than half the 3.45 trillion that leaders continued to push. i brought the 1.5, as you have seen, i think, by now. the 1.5 was always done from my heart basically what we could do and not jeopardize, not jeopardize our economy. peter: he only shared that privately until now even though leadership knew progressives are accusing manchin of being indecisive. senator joe manchin said $1.5 trillion was his number. is that for the both of you? [laughter] i mean, is it june manchin, august manchin will october manchin will that be different
veto threat for the bipartisan infrastructure bill that he has just encouraged the senate to sign. because it had to be held hostage to this bigger tax and spend bill, the human infrastructure bill 3.45 trillion. so now, cooler heads have prevailed and democrats are looking at $1.2 trillion. it has already made it through the senate. the bottleneck it got through and if the house can approve it, they have got 1.2 trillion in spending. so it seems very unlikely to me that in the long run and by that i mean in the next few days, democrats are actually going to pass up the opportunity to put into law $1.2 trillion in new spending. bret: but, juan, that would be a loss for the progressive side. the progressive caucus. the bernie sanders, all the folks who say once you do that you lose the leverage on the big thing and they really want the big thing. right, so far the problem is
probably doomed anyway. i would think these numbers would shock a lot of people. they should. it points to desperation young people have today. in the age of the sharing economy when you turn your smart phone. and strong jobs economy. it doesn t make sense to trade basic freedoms and rights. as well as hygiene and personal things for a couple extra bucks. education is expensive, and household that creeps up again in the economy. $1.45 trillion. $92 billion in credit card debts
45 million student debtors have a debt of $1.45 trillion. average of 28,000 per recent graduate. i m seeing you nod, jessica. there s a bernie sanders platform right there in one read. oh, my gosh! he had like 45 million followers. he lost. but he did well with that argument. student debt is a tremendous issue in american society. college costs way too much. we don t have enough programs that are emphasizing vocational trainings, two-year colleges. not everybody needs a four-year degree from harvard. if you can get it, it s fantastic. i understand why they re saying they need help with this. good for them. everybody says millennials are not responsible. turns out people say i d rather pay off my debt than have a phone and knows what my face look like. it s not like saying millennials don t like taking on debt period, which is why they
states. the president of the united states has executive administrative control of a $3.45 trillion budget. rand paul cannot faithfully manage a $3 million budget. funded with your tax dollars. he cannot manage a work force of 17 people in washington, d.c. he cannot get an honest day s work out of all 35 people on his senate staff in washington and kentucky. rand paul knows who the plagiarists are on his staff. and rand paul has decided he is going to continue to funnel your tax dollars to them for their dishonest day s work. rand paul decided to continue to embarrass the members of his staff who do deliver an honest day s work in return for a government salary. by harboring among them the plagiarists who have shamed everyone working in rand paul s