biden s request last month to trust him to get all 50 democrats to pass the bill and push forward on the infrastructure bill. joining us now democratic congresswoman ayanna pressley of massachusetts. you were right. let s get your reaction to the news joe manchin said he will not build yes on build back better. jake, to be clear, my lack of trust was about senator manchin. he s continued to move the goalpost. he s never negotiated in good faith and obstructing the president s agenda, 85% is still left on the table. in obstructing the president s agenda, he s obstructing the people s agenda. i was listening to his interview earlier today, and he said it s a mammoth bill. you re right, it s a mammoth bill to address mammoth hurt to lower the cost of elder care, childcare, prescription drug cost, the child tax credit, which is so critical in
instance, senator susan cousins, republican of maine just north of you, on board with a smaller paid family leave bill that can get 60 votes in the senate, is that a strategy given the fact it looks like build back better is dead? jake, this is all happening in realtime. and i m not one to cede defeat quickly. so i remain focused on keeping the pressure up on senator manchin. the white house using the full weight of this presidency to lean on this senator, to show solidarity with this democratic party and with the american people and to stop obstructing the president s agenda, which is the people s agenda. this is a mammoth bill to address a mammoth hurt. let s get it done. senator sanders said just a few minutes ago that this would create a stark difference in the 2022 midterms, where democrats are on one side pushing for lower prescription drug prices,
of you, on board with a smaller paid family leave bill that can get 60 votes in the senate? is that a strategy given the fact it looks like build back better is dead? jake, this is all happening in realtime, and i m not one to cede defeat quickly. so i remain focused on keeping the pressure up on senator manchin, the white house using the full weight of this presidency to lean on this senator, to show solidarity with this democratic party and with the american people and to stop obstructing the president s agenda, which is the people s agenda. this is a mammoth bill to address mammoth hurt. let s get it done. senator sanders said just a few minutes ago that this would create a stark difference in the 2022 midterms, where democrats are on one side pushing for lower prescription drug prices, childcare, et cetera, things that are in the build back better and republicans are opposing it.