the 50th with joe. we had a group and sat down over the summer and negotiate through every provision and we created a new name and new lead sponsor amy klobuchar and she has done a fabulous job and then a bill that will work, but we can t get to that bill unless we also fix the rule. and get rid of the minority veto. it has been long and torturous and i just, my frustration level is through the roof. my fellow senators frustration is through the roof and it s not at all clear, will we do a carve out? will we do a talking filibuster? will we do neither and that s the drama unfolding in this next week. excellent. senator, i have to live it there. my midwestern relatives would be glad you said roof and not roof. senator merkley, thanks coming on. nbc news caught up with secretary pete buttigieg at the port of l.a. as inflation soars