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The Playbook Podcast

Oct. 26, 2021: Biden’s new problem on the left

The Playbook Podcast

POLITICO

Government, News, Daily News, Politics

3.9700 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

President Joe Biden might be finally homing in on a deal with Sen. Joe Manchin, but a sense of discontent is starting to bubble up among progressives on the Hill, and it threatens to impede what the White House hoped would be a big week for the Biden agenda.  As the reconciliation bill’s provisions on Medicare, climate and family leave get watered down — if not axed entirely — progressives who initially sounded a positive note after meetings at the White House are now expressing concerns. And those worries are steering the left into a moment of reckoning over how hard to fight for their priorities. Raghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.

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0:00.0

Good morning, Playbookers. I'm Rogumana Vallin. It's Tuesday, and this is your Politico Playbook

0:06.1

Daily Briefing. President Joe Biden might be finally homing in on a deal with Senator

0:14.5

Joe Manchin, but a sense of discontent is starting to bubble up among progressives on the hill,

0:19.6

and it threatens to impede what the

0:21.1

White House hoped would be a big week for the Biden agenda. As the reconciliation bills,

0:25.8

provisions on Medicare, climate, and family leave get whittled down, if not axed, progressives

0:30.6

who initially sounded a positive note after meetings on the White House are now expressing concerns,

0:36.3

and those worries are steering the left into a moment of reckoning over how hard to fight.

0:40.8

Sources on the left tell us it was, quote, a big tactical mistake, for example,

0:44.7

for Biden to invite Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to a summit in Delaware on Sunday,

0:49.1

without also hosting a major progressive negotiator, like Senator Bernie Sanders,

0:53.2

are representative Pramilla

0:54.2

Jayapal, when top progressive told playbook. Not having them in the room is a real misstep. Sanders,

0:59.8

notably, has gone rather quiet this week. Declining, for instance, the chance to weigh in on Monday

1:04.4

over reports that his signature proposal to expand Medicare to include dental vision and hearing coverage

1:09.1

was getting hacked down. But other progressives

1:11.8

are starting to send up red flares. Representative Ilhan Omar told Playbook, quote,

1:17.1

progressives are troubled and deeply concerned what the cuts were seeing reported. They're saying

1:21.1

their voices need to be earned and support for a deal that does not adequately fund their

1:24.7

priorities is not guaranteed. Progressive-aligned groups and outlets are watching this all play out with a sense of disappointment.

1:31.3

Leaders at the Sunrise movement told us Monday night they're ready to press their Hill allies

1:35.0

to take a stand if the bill doesn't adequately address climate change.

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