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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer proclaimed last night that Democrats are very proud of the $3.5 trillion budget agreement, before adding, we know we have a long way to go.

Long is one way you can put it. Here are a couple more. Painstaking and treacherous. With no votes to spare in the Senate and only four in the House, President Joe Biden heads to the Senate for the tough part,

whipping the party in line behind the Democrat-only deal.

He did get a bit of a headstart when budgetaire Bernie Sanders came out and endorsed it.

Here are four dynamics we're watching as the whipping operation gets underway.

First up, the other Joe.

Senator Jill Manchin balked at Sanders' original $6 trillion proposal, suggesting he could back

maybe $2 trillion. Will he be okay with a number almost double that? On the other hand,

Democrats vowed Tuesday night that the deal will be paid for, which Manchin has insisted on.

Dynamic number two, progressives and the squad. Just because Bernie is on board, does that mean

House progressives will follow? We should get a good read when the Congressional Progressive

Caucus holds an afternoon call with reporters today. We know for certain this plan falls short of what they want, not to mention what Biden

promised on the campaign trail.

One example, while Schumer boasted that the plan will include a robust expansion of Medicare,

including coverage of dental and vision, that's not quite the public option that Biden promised

during the campaign.

But still, progressives, including some members of the so-called squad, have insisted they are

no Freedom Caucus, willing to kill legislation because it's not perfect, even if they get

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