the bipartisan fracture deal until the larger package has a vote. joining me now, national correspondent for "the washington post," philip bump. philip, is there any plan in the senate to get around what might be called the joe manchin problem? >> i don't know that there's been a plan since essentially joe biden took office. this has been a known consideration. basically, as soon as the two democrats won the georgia special election, instantaneous recognizing, okay, joe manchin is now the most powerful person in the senate. he is the key, that pivot point between the democrats and the republicans. he represent answer extremely red state, they're lucky they have a democrat there as all. and he holds all the cards. kyrsten sinema is in a purple state, so it's unusual that she's straddling the divide there next to joe manchin.