the republicans across the line. >> and sam, i just -- at this point, it is now an election year. i feel like there is a general sense that nothing substantive will actually being passed and -- >> don't be such a cynic, alex. >> maybe it's just this warm los angeles weather making me so bitter. >> i hate you. >> to andrew's point, the president could -- if he mentioned infrastructure, he basically gets laughed off the stage. we're talking unemployment insurance, which should be a no brainer and may not pass the house. it is -- we are in unknown territory at this point. >> so what's happening here you have a set of policies that when you poll them, they are widely popular. including among members of congress by and large there's support for extending unemployment insurance. but then you have a whole separate problem, which is this idea that you have to pay for everything.