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Hey, good morning, playbookers, and Rogumonovalin. It's Monday. Reconciliation, the Pact,

and a couple of key primaries this week will tell you what to watch for. It's your Politico

Playbook Daily briefing.

This week, the build that launched a whole lot of Joe Mention Sunday show hits will be front

and center as Democrats get ready to defend the reconciliation bill as it's parsed by the

Senate parliamentarian and gets teed up for a floor vote.

But there are still a couple of hurdles left. Hurtle number one, the Senate parliamentarian and gets teed up for a floor vote, but there are still a couple of hurdles left.

Hurtle number one, the Senate parliamentarian will go through the bill text with the fine-tooth comb,

flacking any provision that doesn't meet the stringent rules of what's allowed within the scope of the

reconciliation process. Aides to top Senate Democrats feel that momentum is on their side,

but expect the legislation might see some minor changes.

Hurtle number two, it's still unclear whether Senator Kirsten Cinema supports the bill.

The Arizona Democrat was left out of the hush-hush negotiations between Mansion and Majority Leader

Chuck Schumer, and Per Politico's

Burgess Everett, was, quote, caught completely off guard by its announcement, particularly

the inclusion of a provision narrowing the so-called carried interest loophole, which brings

in $14 billion of the bill $739 billion in new revenues. Cinema had no new public comments on Sunday.

On Sunday night, a senior Democrat on the Hill told Playbook that, quote,

Schumer told the caucus to plan to be available this coming weekend to finish the bill,

if need be, and nothing has changed on that front.

Last week, Senate Republicans blocked the passage of the Pact Act, which would expand

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