i want to talk about what the costs are of not acting. what the cost is of having joe manchin or others block action in the senate. for example, if we do not pass legislation to allow medicare to negotiate drug prices, we are losing $8 billion a year. this is what it costs taxpayers because medicare cannot negotiate drug prices. we have to pass this legislation to get this done. this is a problem even in the strongest economy because essentially we allow drug companies to hold american taxpayers hostage. similar, on climate, if we do not pass meaningful legislation, to address climate change, we are spending right now $145 billion a year cleaning up and dealing with the consequences of climate related disasters, wildfires, floods. $145 billion.