Cedric Richmond: The Infrastructure Bill Is Not About a Number, ‘Because at the End of the Day the Number Is Zero’

TODD There was it ░░░░░░░░ news this week to ░░░░░░░░ public that Joe Manchin ░░░░░░░░ bottom line was 1 ░░░░░░░░ trillion Yet apparently he ░░░░░░░░ that number to Senator ░░░░░░░░ in July and apparently ░░░░░░░░ President Biden quite a ░░░░░░░░ ago A lot of ░░░░░░░░ that was news to ░░░░░░░░ on Wednesday or Thursday ░░░░░░░░ is that Why did ░░░░░░░░ seem as if they ░░░░░░░░ complaining that Hey tell ░░░░░░░░ what you want and ░░░░░░░░ turned out Manchin did ░░░░░░░░ did this unnecessarily delay ░░░░░░░░ RICHMOND No When you ░░░░░░░░ What do you want ░░░░░░░░ we re not talking ░░░░░░░░ this in terms of ░░░░░░░░ number We re talking ░░░░░░░░ this in terms of ░░░░░░░░ programs that meet the ░░░░░░░░ of the American people ░░░░░░░░ when we say What ░░░░░░░░ you want do you ░░░░░░░░ child care Do you ░░░░░░░░ elder care Do you ░░░░░░░░ paid leave Do you ░░░░░░░░ to bring down the ░░░░░░░░ of prescription drugs Do ░░░░░░░░ want to expand Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ you want to give ░░░░░░░░ breaks to working families ░░░░░░░░ this country When we ░░░░░░░░ What do you want ░░░░░░░░ s what we mean ░░░░░░░░ so our job is ░░░░░░░░ bring people together shape ░░░░░░░░ in terms of the ░░░░░░░░ that we re going ░░░░░░░░ meet And then we ░░░░░░░░ see what a price ░░░░░░░░ is We ll see ░░░░░░░░ we end up We ░░░░░░░░ see how long the ░░░░░░░░ will be in existence ░░░░░░░░ they have to be ░░░░░░░░ That s how we ░░░░░░░░ going to approach it ░░░░░░░░ is not about a ░░░░░░░░ because at the end ░░░░░░░░ the day here s ░░░░░░░░ s important Chuck The ░░░░░░░░ is zero We are ░░░░░░░░ for everything in this ░░░░░░░░ of legislation And it ░░░░░░░░ very popular with the ░░░░░░░░ people that the wealthy ░░░░░░░░ big corporations finally pay ░░░░░░░░ fair share So we ░░░░░░░░ going to pay for ░░░░░░░░ we do So it ░░░░░░░░ not arbitrary numbers The ░░░░░░░░ is zero.”