lot of different senators. and he has talked to a lot on the phone. i don't know about senator udall himself. >> secondly, two thirds of the democratic senators did not attend the party last night. did that disappoint the president? >> i think we were excited to see the one third that did. i know senator chuck schumer was there, senator durbin. i hope i'm sure the president will continue to do things like this. this was an amazing opportunity to have a moment free of politics and enjoy some collegial moments with each other in the white house and listen to some -- the united states and marine corps bands play some amazing music and bring people together. i think the president has talked about this. you know, he has mentioned this a bunch of times that there used to be a time when you could sit down and share a meal together. that's what he has been trying to do is bring groups back in and at least have a conversation and get to that