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For america. reporter: a provision left on the cutting room floor faced sweeping agreements celebrated by biden three months ago. that deal driven by labor secretary marty wall secured pay raises and bonuses and was subject to rank and file members. our members aren t voting on the money issues, it s the quality of life. dignity and respect while at work. reporter: leaving biden who has said this i intend to be the most pro union president leading the most pro union groups in presidency. he taughted his work to union workers. the middle class built america and unions built the middle class. reporter: to press for and secure immediate action to save ....
Many of these same-sex and interracial couples are fearful. they are worried that the rights, responsibilities and freedoms that they enjoy through civil marriage could be stripped away. the house is expected to pass the bill possibly as soon as next week and send it to the president s desk to be signed into law. the house set to vote today to block a nationwide freight rail strike. lawmakers will vote to approve a tentative deal. they were thinking of adding sick leave provisions. that s what led four unions to reject it. a strike could cost the u.s. economy a billion dollars in the first week alone. let s get more from cnn s phil mattingly. it s not an easy call but i think we have to do it. reporter: behind president biden s call to impose a labor agreement on rail unions, a single fear. economy is at risk. ....
For each count so very, very serious. and here s what happened, christine, i think. the jury just plumb out didn t believe rhodes who said, you know, i wasn t planning anything. i didn t even go in, which is true, he didn t actually go in, but he was planning it. christine, this guy, he s a yale educated lawyer. i mean, come on. he should know that his words have some meaning and he s getting on the phone. you played in your last clip a few minutes ago him on the phone, take a phone call, where he s organizing his people, right? he s organizing them to commit these acts. he s right outside of the capitol when this is happening egging everybody on. organizing a group, a reaction group that was ready to go. the jury just didn t believe anything he had to say quite honestly. his own words in front of a microphone in december saying that we need to do this now and take action while this president is still in office. clearly those words resonated ....
reporter: avoiding economic calamity a central risk. but the clock ticking towards the december 9th deadline and the potential for crippling rail workers looming, biden moving to undercut some of their closest political allies. i don t like going against the ability of unions to strike, but weighing the equity, we must avoid a strike. the push by rank and file union members to secure a long sought after benefit. sick leave. this became a glaring issue during the pande were forced to stay home and quarantine without pay but it comes down to simple things like the flu for a day or two or a sick child and the ability to take a day or two paid when you have to deal with these issues that you have no control over. this agreement is a big win ....
The broader economy in spite of that pledge. we will send the bill over to the senate. it s a compromise. phil mattingly, cnn, the white house. america s oldest ally is the biden administration s first state visit. first stop is a meeting with vice president kamala harris at nasa. the biden administration hopes to repair the relationship. jim bitterman joins us live from paris. good morning, jim. you know, how much did that sub deal with australia do to the relationship between the u.s. and france? what is the goal or the deliverable of this visit? reporter: well, christine, i think on the sub deal, the waters have been pretty much smoothed over since all of that ....