klain said that actually they are reviewing the authority to cancel up to $50,000 which would be in line with what the more progressive liberal wing of the party wants. senator schumer as well as senator warren have been pushing this issue for $50,000 of cancellation since the beginning of the pandemic. legislatively, ? guest: this would be through executive order. there was a time when biden administration wanted congress to take up the issue. at this stage, the senators would like a simple more streamlined approach and having the president addressed the issue rather than trying to go through congress, even with this majority, is more beneficial. host: part of the debate, for those families who did not take out any loans, is there a sense of this being unfair? guest: this has become a heavily partisan issue. republicans -- no republicans have come out in support of this. there is an issue of fairness and moral hazard, encouraging people to borrow more. there is argument that there are lots of programs and benefits that work as a social safety net that all americans do not benefit f

afternoon i'm clear r ron klain to discuss what's ahead on the biden agenda. for those of you on-line, follow on twitter #politico playbook and tweet us at politico live. ron, thank you for doing this. >> thanks for having me, ryan. >> the american jobs plan has been detailed. there's a lot in it. let's start with how you move this thing through congress. i see three elements of opposition already forming. you have people in the house on the left who want to go bigger. you have people, democrats in the middle who want certain things in this package like state and local tax deduction returns, and then of course, you have republicans, most of the ones who have spoken up so far, not very enthusiastic about the tax hikes, the corporate tax hikes. can you get us through those and how you massage that opposition? >> well, look, i think, first of all, you know, i start with the fact that as politico morning consulting poll showed yesterday. it starts off with enormous support from the american people. two to one support, all groups, all sectors, overwhelming support

. >> we are live now to from white house chief of staff ron klain who is expected to talk about what's next on the president agenda this morning at the present unveiling a a $2.3 trillion infrastructure and economic package. "politico" is hosting this event. event. this is live coverage on c-span2. ..