senior administration official who says they applaud the process, the bipartisan process, but that the notion of just giving the money back through the treasury without getting enough in return from the conservative perspective is not okay. that, you know, the conservatives say that it allows states to have more flexibility, but from the -- from the white house point of view, this person i talked to, that the states had that flexibility already and that they don't get enough in return. so as much as there is this bipartisan deal, it looks like if you don't have the white house on board, you're not going to be able to convince very reluctant house republicans and even some in the senate as well. >> remarks in the news conference in the rose garden, ron, he seemed to suggest he's ready to go with a short-term year or two deal that lamar alexander, the republican chairman of the senate health committee, and patty muir, the ranking democrat, have put together. >> well, mick mulvaney, the omb director basically said no to this very deal that was on the table before he cut off the payments. alexander and murray have shown