Psaki on $1.9 Trillion Covid Bill: ‘The Most Progressive Piece of Legislation in History’

REPORTER What we saw ░░░░░░░░ week was you guys ░░░░░░░░ have a numbers problem ░░░░░░░░ potentially a big one ░░░░░░░░ does that mean going ░░░░░░░░ given Joe Manchin s ░░░░░░░░ in the past and ░░░░░░░░ more recently talking about ░░░░░░░░ wants Republicans more involved ░░░░░░░░ will not support an ░░░░░░░░ bill that goes through ░░░░░░░░ And more specifically the ░░░░░░░░ wage I mean this ░░░░░░░░ something progressives have pushed ░░░░░░░░ They want 15 How ░░░░░░░░ you possibly get to ░░░░░░░░ when you have Joe ░░░░░░░░ saying what he is ░░░░░░░░ and Republicans draw a ░░░░░░░░ hard line PSAKI Well ░░░░░░░░ I would say Senator ░░░░░░░░ and Senator Sanders and ░░░░░░░░ range of Democrats in ░░░░░░░░ voted to support a ░░░░░░░░ 9 trillion package that ░░░░░░░░ the most progressive piece ░░░░░░░░ legislation in history So ░░░░░░░░ would say we feel ░░░░░░░░ about that and the ░░░░░░░░ that that package was ░░░░░░░░ broken up It still ░░░░░░░░ the key components the ░░░░░░░░ advocated for 1 400 ░░░░░░░░ you know assistance to ░░░░░░░░ And yes there were ░░░░░░░░ changings on the margin ░░░░░░░░ it is the core ░░░░░░░░ what he had originally ░░░░░░░░ The president believes that ░░░░░░░░ is a path forward ░░░░░░░░ a range of issues ░░░░░░░░ there has been history ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan support including infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ improvements are not a ░░░░░░░░ issue they are not ░░░░░░░░ moderate issue a progressive ░░░░░░░░ a conservative issue the ░░░░░░░░ people want their roads ░░░░░░░░ and bridges to be ░░░░░░░░ He feels there s ░░░░░░░░ path forward There is ░░░░░░░░ bill that s being ░░░░░░░░ He is having discussions ░░░░░░░░ hear ideas hear good ░░░░░░░░ from members of both ░░░░░░░░ And once we have ░░░░░░░░ bill we are happy ░░░░░░░░ have a discussion on ░░░░░░░░ we move it forward ░░░░░░░░ Do you does that ░░░░░░░░ you do think that ░░░░░░░░ will have to work ░░░░░░░░ Republicans Do you think ░░░░░░░░ ll have enough Republicans ░░░░░░░░ get to 15 specifically ░░░░░░░░ Oh sorry the minimum ░░░░░░░░ you ask about Sorry ░░░░░░░░ ask a few things ░░░░░░░░ there so I m ░░░░░░░░ trying to unpack them ░░░░░░░░ it s absolutely fine ░░░░░░░░ president remains committed to ░░░░░░░░ the minimum wage to ░░░░░░░░ There are no negotiations ░░░░░░░░ now with the president ░░░░░░░░ anyone from the administration ░░░░░░░░ lowering that threshold He ░░░░░░░░ going to work with ░░░░░░░░ in both in in ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party and and ░░░░░░░░ interested in having this ░░░░░░░░ about how to move ░░░░░░░░ forward and the best ░░░░░░░░ best vehicle moving forward ░░░░░░░░ that s the status ░░░░░░░░ it Right now we ░░░░░░░░ focused on the American ░░░░░░░░ Plan.”