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Dem Debate Compared to 'Clown Car' as Biden's $1.75T 'Dishonest' Deal Leaves Progressives 'Bamboozled'

Dem Debate Compared to 'Clown Car' as Biden's $1.75T 'Dishonest' Deal Leaves Progressives 'Bamboozled' Read Transcript


- President Biden's personal plea

to House Democrats topass a signature piece

of his stalled domesticagenda has, for now, fallen

on deaf ears.

Over night, the presidenttouching down in Rome

where he'll meet with the Pope

and kick off a five-day foreign trip

but without the political featherin his hat he'd hoped for.

- Too many no votes for the bill to pass.

- [Jennifer] The House failing Thursday

to even vote on the infrastructure bill

already approved by the Senate,

despite the White Housereleasing a framework

on the president's big social spending

and climate change bill

as progressives have demandedbefore passing infrastructure.

The commander in chiefgoing to Capitol Hill,

appealing to Democrats in person.

And according to Bloomberg,

telling House democrats theirfuture hangs in the balance,

saying "I don't think it's hyperbole

to say that the Houseand Senate majorities

and my presidency will be determined

by what happens in the next week."

Speaker Pelosi delivering her own message.

- Do not embarrass the president

by when I put this on the House floor,

to not vote for it.

Basically, it's gotta pass.

We don't want to embarrass the president

when he's overseas.

That's kind of what it's come down to.

It's a clown car kind of allover the place right now.

- [Jennifer] Following demandsfrom Senators Joe Manchin

and Kyrsten Sinema,

the president's spendingplan basically cut in half

from 3.5 trillion to 1.75 over 10 years.

- This framework includeshistoric investments

in our nation and in our people.

- [Jennifer] It includes half a trillion

to fight climate change,

universal pre-K, extends thechild tax credit for a year,

and Democrats say willreduce healthcare premiums.

But dropped from the final outline,

major programs like free community college

and paid family leave,

leaving progressives shell shocked.

- We've put paid leave in,it's in, it's in, it's in,

and then all of a suddenat the last minute,

somebody said it's out.

- It has some major gaps in it.

- I felt a little bamboozled

because this was not whatI thought was coming today.

- Democrats are still working out

how to pay for the new spending,

looking at proposed newtaxes on businesses,

including a 15% minimum

for many large corporations

and on profits earnedby US companies abroad.

Americans making morethan 10 million annually

will be hit,

and IRS tax enforcement will be increased.

But critics doubt thosenew taxes will be enough.

Brian Riedl with theManhattan Institute tweeting,

"Calling today's framework paid for

is so dishonest,"

estimating two trillion in hidden costs.

The big question,

will the new government programscost more than advertised?

And will tax hikes bring in as much money

as Washington needs?

If not, federal deficitscould rise even higher

than expected in the coming years.

Jennifer Wishon, CBN News.

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