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Manu Raju

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27 Oct

Pelosi, in letter: “With regard to health care, great progress has been made to address the coverage gap in states that have not enacted the Medicaid expansion. This expansion of the (ACA) takes us to nearly universal coverage, hopefully with expanded benefits for Medicare.”

She adds: “There is broad agreement on the child tax credit, universal pre-K and child care, home health care, housing and workforce development. We are still fighting for a paid family and medical leave provision. We are pleased with the robust climate package”

Says Rules Committee hearing tomorrow on the package

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Manu Raju

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27 Oct

Manchin talks to us on billionaires' tax: “I don’t like the connotation that we are targeting different people"

On Medicare expansion: "I have hard time increasing" benefits

On paid leave, Manchin said given the debt: “It doesn’t make sense to me. … I just can’t do it"

On the process, Manchin said “Senate is going to take time” and there’s an “awful lot of work” to do even after a framework agreement is reached on the larger bill. He said Biden would take that framework and convince House Democrats to approve the separate infrastructure bill

On adding dental, vision and hearing to Medicare: “In good conscience, I have hard time increasing basically benefits, which all of us can agree that hell I’ve loved to have this, and love to have that, when you can’t take care of what you have.”

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Manu Raju

@mkraju

26 Oct

New - After meeting with Jayapal, Pelosi pushed back on progressive’s demand that larger bill must pass House first before they agree to vote for infrastructure.

Told that Jayapal said that a “framework” agreement isn’t enough to vote for infra, Pelosi told me: “I think it is.”

A bit of a game of chicken now between the speaker and leader of the progressive caucus. I asked Jayapal if she would vote NO on infrastructure if there’s only a framework agreement on larger bill. “At this point, there are dozens of our members who are in that place,” she said

On whether there are still more than half of her caucus who hold this position, Jayapal said: “I haven’t made my way all the way through the list, that’s what I’m doing. But I would say we have several dozen.”

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Manu Raju

@mkraju

19 Oct

New - Biden told House progressives tuition-free community college is out of package, per multiple sources. Child tax credit won’t go as far as some would like — likely a 1-yr extension. Home health care likely less than $250B. Dems had wanted $400B. Climate change still a debate

They’re looking at “community college scholarships.” Also Medicare expansion is still on the table, as is universal pre-K and ACA funding. Dems had discussed with Biden $300B for climate change measures — but it’s not clear how that shakes outs. Price tag: Around $2T

@Phil_Mattingly

Biden told progressive lawmakers that negotiators are weighing a reduction of the duration of the paid leave benefit in the economic and climate package to four weeks, down from a proposed 12 weeks, three sources tell @Phil_Mattingly and me. cnn.com/2021/10/19/pol…

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Manu Raju

@mkraju

8 Oct

New: Focus back on agenda — and Manchin-Sanders divide has Dems uncertain if it can be resolved

The issue came up on a call with Biden, who was asked about having the two sit down together. Biden’s response: That would be like “homicide,” per sources cnn.com/2021/10/07/pol…

Biden told members this week that he has spent many hours with Manchin/Sinema "and they don't move," two sources said. Biden even contended that Sinema didn't always return calls from the White House, the sources added.

“Off the charts," one Democratic senator told me on Thursday when asked about the caucus' frustration with Manchin, contending many senators privately gripe that the West Virginia Democrat takes his public stands for "publicity" reasons.

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Manu Raju

@mkraju

7 Oct

McConnell and Cornyn both vote to break filibuster on debt ceiling. Rick Scott, another member of leadership, voted NO. Vote ongoing

Thune and Murkowski both vote yes. Grassley said.

McConnell says: “Six votes to go.”

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