back better plan will be shrunk. and will never not be frustrating to the vast majority of democrats who are being asked to scale back the plan largely because of these two. >> two senators whose demands are shifting, and often nonsensical. but you heard congresswoman sheila johnson lee talking about lawmakers, quote, who know we have to govern, and. quote being happy about where things are at. this is what you have to do when you are a party that is actually trying to engage in substantive, serious governing. we've kind of forgotten that over the last few years. we lost that muscle memory of what it looks and feels like when lawmakers actually govern. don't forget with the republicans on capitol hill are doing right now. over in the, senate democrats are trying to pass a simple bill that will do nothing other than prevent the united states from defaulting on its debt. which would cause economic calamity. republicans in the senate are