99% of the time we'll be holding his feet to the fire and holding him accountable. but we're democrats, we're not going to oppose things just to oppose them. >> reporter: i've known you for a long time. you love a deal. >> here's the problem. the republicans in the senate and the house have been run by a hard-right group, an almost tea party group, and they are so far away. >> reporter: but now they've got a tedeal maker in the white hou, just like you. >> we'll look at the specifics. of course i'd like to make a department. >> reporter: a progressive group said democratic leaders from chuck schumer down need to stop playing fftootsiefootsie. >> i'mfootsie. if we can be true to our principles, we're not going to reject it.