overwhelming majority of the american people want, what the president wants. >> reporter: senator bernie sanders is attempting to increase pressure on senator joe manchin, publishing an op-ed in manchin's west virginia hometown paper highlighting his opposition. >> he said you're holding up the -- >> 52 senators who don't agree, okay, and two that want to work something out if possible. >> reporter: manchin has drawn several lines in the sand from the price tag to the climate provisions to even pushing a work requirement in income cap on the child tax credit. >> we're talking about targeting and focusing the president's proposals in some areas on people who need help the most. >> reporter: manchin has also told the white house he opposes the clean electricity program an essential part of biden's plan to reduce u.s. greenhouse gas emissions. >> we've got to do something about it. i don't believe that joe manchin doesn't know we have to do something. >> reporter: president biden only offering this response when asked if manchin and sanders can