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WHY ASSUME THAT REPUBLICANS ARE

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GOING TO WRKORK WITH YOU IN GOOD

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FAITH.

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I THOUGHT HER ANSWER WAS

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INTERESTING.

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WALK US THROUGH WHAT YOU HEARD

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FROM PSAKI IN TERMS HOUF THEY SS

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ARE APPROACHING TRYING TO GET

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THIS DEAL DONE.

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>> ONE OF THE PHRASES WE HEAR IN

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OFFICIAL WASHINGTON IS THIS

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NOTION THAT ELECTIONS HAVE

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CONSEQUENCES.

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DEMOCRATS, AS YOU WELL KNOW,

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CONTROL THE LEVERS OF POWER HERE

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IN WASHINGTON.

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EVEN THOUGH THIS WHITE HOUSE IS

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FOCUSED ON UNITY AND

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BIPARTISANSHIP, I SORT OF PUSHED

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BACK ON THAT AND I SAID WHY

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ISN’T PRESIDENT BIDEN STYLISTIC

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STYLISTICALLY AS TACTICALLY

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ROOTH

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RUTHLESS AS WE HAVE SEEN

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REPUBLICANS BE.

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WHAT WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY

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SAID IS THAT’S NOT WHO JOE BIDEN

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IS.

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AS YOU WELL KNOW HE SPENT MOST

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OF HIS ADULT LIFE IN THE SENATE.

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HE RAN AS SOMEONE WHO HAS THE

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CAPACITY TO MAKE THIS DIVIDED

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AND POLARIZED CITY FUNCTION.

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THAT’S WHAT WE’LL SEE PART OF

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TODAY AT 5:00 WHEN HE HOSTS

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THESE TEN REPUBLICAN SENATORS.

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THAT’S THE STYLE.

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ON THE SUBSTANCE, THESE

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REPUBLICAN SENATORS ARE

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OFFERING, THEIR COUNTER OFFER IS
MORE THAN A THIRD LESS OF WHAT

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MORE THAN A THIRD LESS OF WHAT

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PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS PROPOSED.

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YOU HEARD JEN SAY ONE IN SEVEN

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AMERICAN FAMILIES DON’T HAVE

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ENOUGH FOOD TO PUT ON THE TABLE.

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THERE’S SOME 11 TO 12 MILLION

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PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT OF WORK.

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WE KNOW THE ENTRACTABLE TOLL

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THAT THE PANDEMIC HAS TAKEN,

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ACROSS WIDE SWATHS OF THIS
COUNTRY.

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THAT $1.9 TRILLION, THAT DOLLAR

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AMOUNT DOESN’T EXIST IN VACUUM.

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FOR SENATE REPUBLICANS TO HAVE

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THEIR OPENING OFFER BE $60

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BILLION WHEN THE PRESIDENT HAS

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PROPOSED A 1.9 TRILLION, THERE’S

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A BIG GAP IN THERE.

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THERE’S A BIG GAP IN TERMS OF

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VISION, IN TERMS OF POLICY.

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THE QUESTION IS, HOW QUICKLY CAN

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THEY BRIDGE THAT GAP?

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DEMOCRATS ARE GIVING PRESIDENT

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BIDEN AN INSURANCE POLICY

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BECAUSE THEY ARE STARTING THIS

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BUDGET PROCESS IF THEY NEED TO

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AND IT’S A COMPLICATED, VERY

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COMPLEX PROCESS BUT THEY COULD

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PASS IT WITH 51 VOTES WITH JUST

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DEMOCRATIC VOTES ALONE AND NOT

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EVEN REALLY BOTHER WITH THESE

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TEN REPUBLICAN SENATORS OR MORE