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Biden to House Dems, per source. “I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say that the House and Senate majorities and my presidency will be determined by what happens in the next week.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden didn’t take questions from the caucus, members say — PolitiTweet.org

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Another source says most the room stood up and only a handful didn’t stand — PolitiTweet.org

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After Pelosi said vote would be today, Biden then joked that when a kid grows up and has a choice to be president or speaker: “It’s more powerful to be speaker,” he told the room, per sources — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Kweisi Mfume told me later that Biden told the caucus that they are “within inches” of a deal wirh Manchin and Sinema, though he didn’t mention them by name. — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden said he wants a vote on both bills, and then Speaker Pelosi said right after she wants a vote today on infrastructure, per sources in room. Biden didn’t specify timeframe. Half the caucus cheered and stood up, chanting “vote, vote”  — the other half didn’t. — PolitiTweet.org

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Democratic members say that President Biden is touting the benefits of the bill and urging members to vote for both bills. He has not said yet if Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are backing the framework, according to Rep. Anna Eshoo. — PolitiTweet.org

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The WH estimates that this pay-for, which has scant details, will raise $400 billion — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JakeSherman: The biggest pay for seems to be “IRS Investments to Close the Tax Gap” — PolitiTweet.org

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Dick Durbin told reporters he’s unsure if all 50 Senate Dems will get behind the framework, just as it was publicly announced. “No, I wish I could say yes, but there's a great deal of uncertainty within the caucus as to what's contained in the deal,” per @alizaslav — PolitiTweet.org

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As she walked into Biden meeting, Ilhan Omar, a top progressive member, reiterated to me she’s a NO on infrastructure unless the larger bill moves in tandem — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Biden his message to progressives who don’t trust Manchin and Sinema, and he said: “It’s a good day” https://t.co/YOmcMabEyC — PolitiTweet.org

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Hoyer says he wants to bring the infrastructure bill to a vote today but he didn’t commit to it explicitly. Said he would wait for the president. — PolitiTweet.org

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New — WH releases framework proposal, detailing what’s in the $1.75T plan. https://t.co/gGah4JkVsE https://t.co/x584XFdUZH — PolitiTweet.org

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House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal says he’s OK with the financing mechanisms of the framework proposal that the White House will announce today. “For the moment, I’m OK,” Neal told me. He had been critical of some of the new pay-fors in recent days — PolitiTweet.org

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New - In a key sign of the challenges facing Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders told House progressives he backs their position against moving ahead with the infrastructure bill until the larger economic package moves through the House at the same time, per two sources — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden plans to tell Dems that he trusts that Manchin and Sinema will vote for $1.75T package — and they should too, per person briefed. But there are up to 55 House progressives who are NO on the infrastructure bill right now without bill text or passage of larger bill, I’m told — PolitiTweet.org

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One issue that has not been derailed yet: An expansion of Medicaid. After Manchin’s resistance, a compromise is now in the works, per @jessicadean @alizaslav https://t.co/Bb9YyLftOs — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: What’s in, what’s out, what may be in, what’s probably out. What The fluid and, shall we say, evolving $1.75 trillion… — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden expected to be on Capitol Hill tomorrow morning at 9am House Dem Caucus meeting, per source. The goal in part is to convince progressives to vote for infrastructure bill. Dem leaders want bill on floor as soon as tomorrow. WH hasn’t announced Hill visit yet — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ella_nilsen: Some more details about what’s being floated here: https://t.co/cs62M5dJ4C — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MarshallCohen: NEW: The DOJ has charged at least 650 people in connection with the January 6 attack on the Capitol, per CNN's latest ta… — PolitiTweet.org

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But leaving the Senate, Manchin was clear — he believes the budget reconcilation bill is the wrong vehicle to enact a paid leave program. “To put this in a reconciliation bill major policy.. is not the place to do it,” he told reporters, per @jessicadean @FoxReports — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin was being lobbied by Dems on floor — who are angry that he is the reason why paid leave is expected to be killed. Manchin indicated he’d keep an open mind. But they are unlikely to sway him. “People are pissed he wants to take out paid family leave,” one senator told me — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Patty Murray, chair of Senate HELP, told us she lobbied Joe Manchin on the Senate floor to support a slimmed-down paid leave requirement to allow for four weeks of leave after having a child. “He said he would keep an open mind.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alizaslav: Sen Bernie Sanders, after a meeting w Biden that there’s “no way” Dems reach a deal on a framework today “We’ve got revenu… — PolitiTweet.org

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“There is no way. I think we’ve got revenue issues and everything else,” he said of getting a deal today. He added: “The President and I had a very good discussion and I think it’s clear from day one that the President has supported those provisions.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Sanders: “The problem is not with the President, the problem is with members here who, although they are very few in number, they are a significant minority, think that they have a right to determine what the rest of the Congress should be doing,” per @jessicadean @alizaslav — PolitiTweet.org

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Gillibrand says she’s still lobbying Manchin to get something in bill. But Manchin has been clear. “I just can’t do it.” https://t.co/FHufok6PGk — PolitiTweet.org

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If there was ever an opportunity for Biden to come to Hill tomorrow, this would be it. Notice says the meeting is “in person” — PolitiTweet.org