was, then, among some, to trim it back. but i think that is, at this point, i think a mistake that they need to revisit. that thinking was based on expectations that were being, i think, bred by the optimism of the vaccine. we now see the vaccine hesitancy around the country, even resistance to it, the replication of the virus because of the stall in terms of numbers of people getting the vaccine. all of this has led to -- i think as we go through the reconciliation process, we need to rethink some of the thinking that went into trimming back these benefits. >> yeah, i agree. you know, i have to say, it felt like a slap in the face when treasury secretary janet yellen said it's appropriate to cut this off. it's not like she's heartless, but she's punting this back to the states. we've already seen the states