the house ways and means committee is joining us now. great to see you, sir. it's been awhile. >> it has. >> sandra: interesting observations from senator manchin. this is real, this is harming people and the ultimate tax. he's pleading with the president to do something. democratic senator joe manchin says you have to do something now. especially politically speaking, we're in a mid-term election year and there will be consequences. >> at this point, joe manchin is doing his share to try to stop inflation. as you know, neil laid out the cost estimates. because of inflation this year and more americans are getting pushed into higher tax brackets because of wages going up. together,er higher prices and higher costs cost an average family almost $5,000 last year. that's a huge amount and that hits senator manchin's folks, families even worse. what worries me is i do think