Last night Sen. Sanders said it was “inconceivable” he would agree to deal as currently structured So unless Sanders has signed on, calling it a deal is fishy. Without Sanders, House leadership still has a left flank problem, no matter what Manchin and Sinema have agreed to.

Sen. Sanders has told House progressives he supported their position to hold off on the infrastructure bill unless the social spending bill comes at the same time, reports @nicholaswu12 So again, you can call it a deal all you want but unless Sanders relents,’it doesn’t matter

That being said, 40-50 progressives in opposition is an inflated number according to Dems I’ve talked to But there are enough liberals who could bring down infrastructure bill and in a three-margin House, that’s really all that matters

CPC Chair Jayapal confirms she talked to Sen. Sanders after his WH meeting with Biden last night Said they both have “concerns” about framework. “We want to see the legislative text. And then, assuming that we're fine with that, we'll vote both bills through at the same time.”

WH announces $1.75 billion framework that includes much of what we already knew: Medicare hearing, child care and pre-K, elder care, clean energy incentives But also lacking many Dem priorities like paid leave, Medicare dental and vision and Rx drug pricing

Most notably, on call this morning WH officials wouldn’t say who supports vs who doesn’t support That’s the key here — if Sanders continues to oppose current deal, he gives House progressives air cover to stand opposed too The latest: politico.com/news/2021/10/28…

Rep. @AOC walking into caucus: “What we're trying to do is figure out if we can generate the political will to protect working class people across this country as much as people want to protect billionaires.”