for biden's presidency. phil mattingly joins us with more. what are you learning about the new messaging push inside the white house? >> reporter: they make clear this is the critical moment for the legislative agenda. they want to sharpen their message. more than anything else, anderson, they want to simplify it. we've seen it more in the public comments and we've obtained polling memos, messaging memos sent to democrats on capitol hill. implicit in that memo, don't miss the forest for the trees. they're getting caught up on the various components on the sweeping $3.5 trillion proposal and that has caused problems with moderates, yes, in the senate with joe manchin and they have become increasingly skittish with the size, scale and financing components of the package. they're trying to walk people back, stay focused on the things that matter most. the binary choice whether you're