pre pressure on companies who may increase vaccine mandates and all comes down to a recognition the delta variant has gotten away from the administration despite the fact they have tools to address that variant, to address covid generally. this was how white house press secretary jen psaki framed things. >> going to outline the next phase in the fight to the virus, requiring more vax nazes, boosting testing measures and more making it safer for kids to go to school all at a time when the american people are listening. again this will be six steps we'll be working to implement in the months ahead. >> that point jen made at the end is an important one, the american people will be listening. they were keenly aware in the white house and throughout the month of summer and the month of august perhaps people weren't paying attention.