Rep. Debbie Dingell on Biden’s Spending Bill: ‘I’m Not Even Sure the Speaker Knows What’s in the Bill’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Certainly will ░░░░░░░░ Diamond live from the ░░░░░░░░ House thank you Let ░░░░░░░░ talk about this more ░░░░░░░░ Debbie Dingell of Michigan ░░░░░░░░ chair of policy and ░░░░░░░░ committee Paid family leave ░░░░░░░░ gone from the bill ░░░░░░░░ I think you had ░░░░░░░░ good report about not ░░░░░░░░ s clear what s ░░░░░░░░ and out I ve ░░░░░░░░ hearing for three days ░░░░░░░░ s in It s ░░░░░░░░ I know two United ░░░░░░░░ senators who have nothing ░░░░░░░░ the utmost respect for ░░░░░░░░ patty morey I hate ░░░░░░░░ labels by the way ░░░░░░░░ is working very hard ░░░░░░░░ senator gillibrand are working ░░░░░░░░ They had all night ░░░░░░░░ work I think one ░░░░░░░░ the challenges is this ░░░░░░░░ when the president is ░░░░░░░░ to come to our ░░░░░░░░ caucus at 9 00 ░░░░░░░░ is nobody knows I ░░░░░░░░ not even sure the ░░░░░░░░ knows what s in ░░░░░░░░ bill what the revenue ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ has been in agreement ░░░░░░░░ revenue will cover all ░░░░░░░░ the new programs This ░░░░░░░░ not add to the ░░░░░░░░ Now we need to ░░░░░░░░ what s going to ░░░░░░░░ in the bill First ░░░░░░░░ all I want to ░░░░░░░░ everybody wants to call ░░░░░░░░ total chaos People are ░░░░░░░░ Eer united on our ░░░░░░░░ We all know failure ░░░░░░░░ not an option We ░░░░░░░░ to work together figure ░░░░░░░░ out What we do ░░░░░░░░ in this bill will ░░░░░░░░ a difference in a ░░░░░░░░ of people s lives ░░░░░░░░ have been two senators ░░░░░░░░ way too much control ░░░░░░░░ a house of 435 ░░░░░░░░ 220 Democrats who want ░░░░░░░░ have their say and ░░░░░░░░ to know what s ░░░░░░░░ it and aren t ░░░░░░░░ to vote for something ░░░░░░░░ don t know what ░░░░░░░░ in it Will they ░░░░░░░░ without paid family leave ░░░░░░░░ heard it in our ░░░░░░░░ People are pissed There ░░░░░░░░ things I m going ░░░░░░░░ keep fighting for You ░░░░░░░░ I use Medicare for ░░░░░░░░ universal health care as ░░░░░░░░ example My father in ░░░░░░░░ was the first person ░░░░░░░░ introduce it He spruced ░░░░░░░░ right after he authored ░░░░░░░░ Security It took us ░░░░░░░░ years to get Medicare ░░░░░░░░ we got the children ░░░░░░░░ health program We got ░░░░░░░░ Affordable Care Act Life ░░░░░░░░ goes you keep making ░░░░░░░░ moving forward I believe ░░░░░░░░ m here that ultimately ░░░░░░░░ American has health care ░░░░░░░░ You take the win ░░░░░░░░ start fighting again the ░░░░░░░░ next day I don ░░░░░░░░ know what s going ░░░░░░░░ happen on paid leave ░░░░░░░░ are only one of ░░░░░░░░ countries in the world ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have it ░░░░░░░░ average paid leave for ░░░░░░░░ globally is 29 weeks ░░░░░░░░ men I think it ░░░░░░░░ 16 Maternity leave is ░░░░░░░░ weeks Joe Manchin made ░░░░░░░░ clear this isn t ░░░░░░░░ to be in the ░░░░░░░░ He said the budget ░░░░░░░░ where you only need ░░░░░░░░ Democrats in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ only way you can ░░░░░░░░ anything right now this ░░░░░░░░ t the way to ░░░░░░░░ it What do you ░░░░░░░░ to that I m ░░░░░░░░ to keep talking to ░░░░░░░░ But you know there ░░░░░░░░ two secret weapons in ░░░░░░░░ Senate working him right ░░░░░░░░ senator Patty Murray and ░░░░░░░░ Gillibrand gillibrand Joe does ░░░░░░░░ his colleagues over there ░░░░░░░░ is the art of ░░░░░░░░ That compromise isn t ░░░░░░░░ dirty word You bring ░░░░░░░░ to the table you ░░░░░░░░ to the perspectives You ░░░░░░░░ will Rogers saying It ░░░░░░░░ with weak stomachs shouldn ░░░░░░░░ walk sausage being made ░░░░░░░░ re not done We ░░░░░░░░ t know what s ░░░░░░░░ it We hear what ░░░░░░░░ president says I hear ░░░░░░░░ saying and others saying ░░░░░░░░ don t know what ░░░░░░░░ in it It is ░░░░░░░░ way to have assuage ░░░░░░░░ about paid family leave ░░░░░░░░ gone It seems like ░░░░░░░░ ship is sailing on ░░░░░░░░ What does Joe Manchin ░░░░░░░░ to know Is that ░░░░░░░░ poison pill in the ░░░░░░░░ if it s not ░░░░░░░░ there You all keep ░░░░░░░░ et a poison pill ░░░░░░░░ some point we have ░░░░░░░░ land this plane I ░░░░░░░░ the president will talk ░░░░░░░░ us and tell us ░░░░░░░░ s in there He ░░░░░░░░ to talk to more ░░░░░░░░ two senators 435 of ░░░░░░░░ need to vote on ░░░░░░░░ and we need to ░░░░░░░░ what s in it ░░░░░░░░ s the vision the ░░░░░░░░ laid out when he ░░░░░░░░ for president That s ░░░░░░░░ he told he was ░░░░░░░░ to deliver to the ░░░░░░░░ people So we need ░░░░░░░░ of these bills This ░░░░░░░░ a tough one for ░░░░░░░░ Democrats to take In ░░░░░░░░ pandemic we have seen ░░░░░░░░ people in sentivized to ░░░░░░░░ to work And Democrats ░░░░░░░░ hey you re not ░░░░░░░░ to have 12 weeks ░░░░░░░░ maternity leave You will ░░░░░░░░ four to foot in ░░░░░░░░ door Progressives will need ░░░░░░░░ if this is not ░░░░░░░░ the bill they are ░░░░░░░░ to need to suck ░░░░░░░░ up I m telling ░░░░░░░░ we need to know ░░░░░░░░ s there We need ░░░░░░░░ know what the total ░░░░░░░░ is Honestly fame wrer ░░░░░░░░ not an option We ░░░░░░░░ t lose all of ░░░░░░░░ But we don t ░░░░░░░░ to agree to vote ░░░░░░░░ things until we know ░░░░░░░░ s in there And ░░░░░░░░ s a package that ░░░░░░░░ can support So you ░░░░░░░░ not going to make ░░░░░░░░ decision on just one ░░░░░░░░ We talked about would ░░░░░░░░ does matter Really To ░░░░░░░░ only one of six ░░░░░░░░ worldwide that don t ░░░░░░░░ this Can you vote ░░░░░░░░ it without paid family ░░░░░░░░ I have not I ░░░░░░░░ undecided right now because ░░░░░░░░ do not know what ░░░░░░░░ in that bill I ░░░░░░░░ it very clear that ░░░░░░░░ t here at this ░░░░░░░░ People do need to ░░░░░░░░ people what s actually ░░░░░░░░ it I don t ░░░░░░░░ Can it pass without ░░░░░░░░ family leave in it ░░░░░░░░ think it could But ░░░░░░░░ depends on what else ░░░░░░░░ in that bill And ░░░░░░░░ needs to talk to ░░░░░░░░ the members of the ░░░░░░░░ And if for some ░░░░░░░░ it isn t in ░░░░░░░░ and I refuse to ░░░░░░░░ up that it s ░░░░░░░░ in there right now ░░░░░░░░ will start right back ░░░░░░░░ that Day one after ░░░░░░░░ is done to get ░░░░░░░░ Because it matters to ░░░░░░░░ familiar families across this ░░░░░░░░ It doesn t matter ░░░░░░░░ you re Republican or ░░░░░░░░ 80 of the American ░░░░░░░░ want that piece in ░░░░░░░░ bill Congresswoman look we ░░░░░░░░ things are a little ░░░░░░░░ muddy this morning We ░░░░░░░░ looking forward to see ░░░░░░░░ comes out of this ░░░░░░░░ quite frankly between the ░░░░░░░░ and congressional Democrats Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much congresswoman Debbie ░░░░░░░░