Watershed Moment In Biden Presidency

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

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3.6 • 857 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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President Biden and House Speaker Pelosi were unable to garner enough votes to pass the infrastructure bill after each speaking with members of congress today. Several key provisions have now been removed, but remaining items include childcare/universal pre-k, $555 billion in climate incentives, 3 years of ACA premium support, and $150 billion for affordable housing. Biden says without a doubt this legislation will determine his presidency in the coming weeks as he leaves for Europe to meet with world leaders on climate initiatives and further reposition the US on the international stage. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.2	Happening now, breaking news. President Biden is on his way here to Rome for high-stakes global
0:39.8	talks at a watershed moment for his domestic agenda, his presidency, and his party.
0:45.4	He unveiled a framework for his scaled-back spending bill shortly before his departure
0:50.0	and he personally warned fellow Democrats of the consequences if they don't get on board.
0:55.6	Tonight, Speaker Pelosi is pleading with her caucus to not embarrass the President of the United
1:01.0	States as she pushes for a vote on another big piece of the puzzle,
1:05.4	the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
1:08.1	But progressives are still balked.
1:10.3	This hour, I'll talk with a major player in all of this, the House,
1:14.4	top House Progressive Representative Primmilla Jaiepal.
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1:25.0	stops of the President's trip, and you're in the situation room. This is CNN breaking news.
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