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Sort of pivot. we hear that in terms of temperament, i think that's doubtful. on the policy side, it will be interesting to see how much he can get down because i think there is more bipartisan buy-in when it comes to the infrastructure stuff. >> it's interesting. there's been reporting from some reporters who follow closely that the president feels like he hit his stride. he looks at the economy and the tax cuts in particular. and he sees that he is winning and that he's doing a great job and really feels that way and is telling people that. when you look at a republican president delivering ...

Democrats in the house who suggested they would vote for the cr, nancy pelosi has been pushing for all members of her party to vote against it. it's going to have to be passed overwhelmingly with republican votes but they could conceivably come up short. some members of the so-called freedom caucus have indicated they are not satisfied with this, particularly the fact that it doesn't get full funding, the kind of spending increase they want to the pentagon and that they might vote against it. they could need some votes like this from democrats to get this over the top. >> harris: democrats sai...

But i think their profits are going to be. you don't restart an assembly line like that or do you? >> that's the problem with this bill the way that it's written as there is no guarantee that these corporations are going to pass the savings but do mean that they receive in a corporate tax rates down to their consumers, down to customers and down to their employees. so those of the things that we don't know about the spell. what we do know is going to drive that taxes on middle-class families 70% of middle-class families are seeing a tax increase by 2027 under this bil bill. number two, we also...

>> ryan, you didn't say infrastructure. infrastructure workable here, would you say half a trillion? >> i think it remains to be seen. i do think it's the one issue on the agenda that would get some bipartisan support, but it will also get resistance from deficit hawk republicans that don't want to spend a trillion dollars on infrastructure improvements. so it will be a delicate balance, something the president will need to negotiate with his own party, as well as the democrats, and i don't know if that will be able to get done. it was very hard negotiating with his own party to health care. t...

Doesn't it in part stand from freedom from deficits and debt? how did you get to the point where wharton, the president's alma mater, said this will add $2 trillion to the debt? >> there are a number of people -- and you're right. i'm a deficit hawk. one of the negatives is in the short run this does add to the deficit. i would agree with that. here's the other thing. revenue in the collection of revenue is normally not the drivers of that. it is spending. indeed some of our democratic colleagues who are saying we need to address the debt, i'm perfectly willing to work with them on the spendin...