to ten, is now turning what was supposed to be voting night in the house into what could be a long night of negotiations in the house. and leading off our discussion tonight is democratic congressman hakeem jeffries of new york. he is the chair of the house democratic caucus. congressman jeffries, thank you very much for joining us tonight. you are a member of the leadership team. what can you tell us about where speaker pelosi is at this hour and in her negotiations with that group of ten democrats? well, good evening, lawrence. it s great to be with you. we had a robust discussion. family discussion amongst the house democratic caucus earlier today. so that members had an opportunity to articulate their perspectives. it s my sense that the overwhelming majority of members certainly support a parallel track approach. we want to make sure we get the bipartisan infrastructure deal