criticism that this wasn't a serious effort, saying that it was. they say this was made in kind showing that president biden is willing to move on the issue, but the open question is exactly how far. they said they got to this number, the reduced price, from $2.25 initially, now to $1.7 trillion, they got to that reduced price by making four major concessions. one removes manufacturing, research development and innovation elements. another lowers broadband investments from $100 billion to $65 billion. another reduces funding for roads, bridges and major infrastructure from $159 billion to $120 billion. and another offers to create an infrastructure bank. but the real issue is that that proposal, 1.7, is still double what republicans say they want to play, which is about $800 billion. so the question really is, where can that compromise come from,