because i think i ve been very clear on that. there is no negotiations going on at this time, okay? the washington post reports manchin is no longer willing to advance his own version of build back better. according to the post, manchin s $1.8 trillion counteroffer excluded the child tax credit but made room for other white house priorities from universal pre-k to climate change funding. back with me now, former democratic congresswoman debmy mucarsel-powell and eugene daniels. some dems now saying it is time to break up this bill. i want you to take a listen. we know that we don t have the votes for the package that was talked about at the end of the year. right. but the elements have support, and so what we ve got to do is put together the elements that we can pass, and it will be very significant for people. debbie, you have been in the room as these policies get pulled apart and put back together. how do you see that strategy playing out? well, i can tell you that t
after manchin declared he s a no on a key piece of the president s domestic agenda. today, the white house declaring the build back better plan is not dead. we re ready to move forward and get this done and work like hell to do that. reporter: but the reality, the white house was blindsided by manchin s announcement on fox news. i ve tried everything humanly possible. i can t get there. you re done? this is is this a no? this is a no on this legislation. reporter: press secretary jen psaki in a blistering statement calling it a sudden and inexplicable reversal and a breach of manchin s commitments to the president. they can just beat the crap out of people and think they ll be submissive. period. i understand that this is not the president. this is staff, and they drove some things and they put some things out that were absolutely inexcusable. reporter: tonight, the washington post reports manchin had agreed to white house priorities like universal pre-k, figh
next term s midterm elections, nunes would have been up for chair of the house ways and means committee, arguably the most powerful position in the cabinet on capitol hilling and yet he s walking away from that job. chuck schumer is hitting the gas on president biden s second year agenda. the christmas holiday is just over two weeks. schumer is warning work on the bill along with deadlines on the debt ceiling and defense bill will lead to, quote, more long days and nights. despite the supposed timeline, the democrats have not locked in joe manchin from west virginia. the washington post reports manchin signaled yesterday he s still worried about the size and scope of the bill. i have concerns. you know, we re talking about major changes in our tax code, and i think my position hasn t
capitol hill for democrats sweeping voting rights legislation. senator joe manchin of west virginia, the only democrat not sponsoring the bill has outlined a list of policies he would like to see in order to support it. in a memo circulated by manchin s office, he is asking for several changes to the for the people act, including making election day a public holiday, banning partisan gerrymandering by using computer models, instead, and requiring voter i.d. with alternative forms of proof of identity. the washington post reports manchin s memo also sketches out several provisions that have historically been opposed by most democrats, including backing an i.d. requirement for voters and the ability of local election officials to purge voter rolls by using other government records. joining us now, nbc news capitol hill correspondent and host of way too early, kasie hunt, and