discussions we are having now, the kinds of problems, challenges the democrats are having now to have been at the beginning of the process. that's where they are supposed to be. at this end of the process, this is when the agreements are supposed to have already been reached. i remember the day joe biden went up to the united states senate and went to their policy lunch. all of the democratic senators agreed with joe biden on the bipartisan infrastructure bill that had just been negotiated, ure bill which included republican support in the senate, and the reconciliation bill. they all agreed on that, that they. and that surprised me. i thought that's when you hear people say i'm not ready and i have to see more and all those comments you see at the early stage. at the early stage, it was total agreement. what happened to that? >> i think it's a great point, lawrence. we are in agreement. this is the presidents agenda and democrats support the