debbie, the white house is still making a bipartisanship a priority. here is how press secretary jen psaki described the smaller infrastructure package. take a listen. >> in our view, this is the act, the art, i should say, of seeking common ground. this proposal exact exhibits a willingness to come down in size. while, also, staying firm in areas that are most vital to rebuilding our infrastructure. >> debbie, at this point, how important is, quote, the art of seeking common ground? >> i think that it's always incredibly important to try and find a compromise. where the president and congress members are listening to each other so that we can include issues that are important to the other side. but unfortunately, alicia, what we've seen is that mitch mcconnell has already made it very clear that he is going to try and block anything that president biden is trying to do. he has had multiple