priorities will get any republican support which is why democrats are already making moves to pass a 3.5 trillion dollar reconciliation bill which takes meaningful steps on issues like health care and the climate, and can become law without any republican vote, just by a simple majority. but can they succeed in getting it through? joining me now is the founder of the center for american progress, he served as white house chief of staff on bill clinton and his counsel to barack obama where he oversaw climate policy. john, thank you for coming on this show, you did serve on the barack climate, why couldn't he get a deal like this on a huge issue like this. is today's win a product of joe biden being an ex senator who loves bipartisanship and gets along with republicans, or because he isn't a black man who is accused of being born in kenya? >> well, i think there's a lot in that question it's good to be back on you, so thank you