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ABC News Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott asked Pelosi what her message is to Manchin, who says he supports paid family leave but not in this package, and Pelosi took an optimistic tone.

\"Well, I don't make a habit of talking to Senator Manchin on the TV. We're friends. I respect him. He's a good person. He's agreed to so much that is in the bill,\" Pelosi responded.

\"With all the respect in the world for the point of view he represents, I disagree,\" she said of his position. \"I think that this is appropriate for this legislation. It fits very comfortably with childcare, health care, home care, family medical need, and it has the full support of our caucus.\"

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PHOTO: Sen. Joe Manchin walks through the subway on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 4, 2021.
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Asked by reporters if House Democrats' inability to pass the legislation ahead of Tuesday's governor race in Virginia impacted that loss for Democrats, Pelosi said she would have to wait and see the data.

\"But I do think as the American people learn more about what we are doing in this legislation for families, for children, for women in the workforce, to save our planet, the rest, it will be very positive. You can't deny that it would be very positive,\" she said. \"There's no question if we the more results we can produce in a way that is people understand in their lives, the better it is,\" she added.

Democratic leaders are actively whipping behind the scenes to see if the votes are there and argue to moderates that the social spending plan, expected to cost about $1.75 trillion, will be fully paid for.

The Joint Committee on Taxation said in its latest analysis released Thursday that the new tax provisions included in the social spending plan would raise nearly $1.5 trillion over 10 years -- meaning the plan nearly meets Democrats' mark.

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PHOTO: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi leaves the House Democrats caucus meeting in the basement of the Capitol as she walks to hold her weekly news conference on Nov. 4, 2021.
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\"It's very solid,\" Pelosi told reporters at her weekly press conference, noting that the JCT is an \"objective\" body providing analysis.

JCT's latest score does not include revenue raised by providing the IRS more money for enforcement or savings from prescription drug pricing changes since those provisions were added in just the last two days.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., also told reporters the JCT score indicates that the bill will be fully paid for when the tax increase, IRS and drug pricing provisions are all taken into account.

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