confused about where senator sinema actually stands on things. do you know where she stands? >> first of all, she's smart as a devil, number one. number two, she's very supportive of the environmental agenda in my legislation. where she's not supportive is she says she will not raise a single penny in taxes on the corporate side and/or on wealthy people. >> joining me now, cnn's john harwood live at the white house, and cnn's manu raju on the steps of the capitol as people are heading for the exits on a friday. manu, you just heard from the speaker as she was coming back from the white house. what did she say about all of this? >> reporter: well, she did have a meeting with the president this morning along with chuck schumer, the majority leader. she sounded optimistic but also acknowledged they are not there yet. i asked her about the one thing that joe biden made clear last night, that perhaps the expansion of medicare, a central promise democrats had made, that