President Biden has made clear from his first day in office that social justice issues are at the top of his agenda. A sweeping infrastructure bill sits with Congress now that would increase funding for climate, education, the environment and the social safety net.

But to get this passed, Democrats have embraced the reconciliation process. Mary C. Curtis speaks first to Norman Ornstein, emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, to unpack the reconciliation process. But there is also friction within the party about doing too much and not enough. Mary C. Curtis turns to DNC Chair Jaime Harrison to talk about what's at stake for the Democratic Party.

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