result from my experience in a much longer process in terms of getting this bill to president biden s desk. now she could pass the infrastructure bill today. she could just say we don t have the votes on the build-back-better act. we could get a bill to the white house today, have a signing ceremony next week with a bipartisan group of people. but she s not going do that. she wants both of these to pass in concert. she s had that position also for a long time. so hallie, everything is uncertain. i mean, our headline at punch bowl news midday, and thanks for the shout out, is we re skeptical that this will happen today. i will it will you we are expecting a dear colleague, a letter from nancy pelosi to her colleagues, in this hour we imagine. we expect it s going to lay out what she sees as the path forward. remember, next week is a recess week for congress. if they want to get this done before thanksgiving basically, they need to get it done this week or at least into this weekend or
around and play it for you live right here. i want to bring in monica alba and also jake sherman. i know you are monitoring a lot of things at the white house here. but jake, let me start with you to set the scene. you have more in punch bowl news midday, with the white house telling you that now is the time to be decisive and get down to brass tacks as it relates to these discussions over that big spending bill that lawmakers are considering. adding the white house wants to make clear that soon it will be time for negotiations to conclude so we can move forward with both plans. the infrastructure bill as well as the broader social spending climate bill. the president is ready to get this done as is the country. so jake, pull back the curtain a little bit. is this like political posturing or how much teeth does this have? well, it is not political posturing, i think that it is