and i don t think there is any other any upside in democrats criticizing democrats. democrats need manchin and sinema if there is any chance to salvage president biden s agenda. democrats now tinkering with break up build back better into pieces, to muscle it through the senate. that approach isn t a solution to one of the biggest hurdles of all, complex senate rules known as budget reconciliation. this is a reconciliation bill. so when people say let s divide it up, nah, they don t understand the process. there are two challenges for democrats that are trying to find what parts of president biden s agenda are acceptable to manchin and sinema and democrats are trying to make their own agenda resonate with the voters. bret: chad pergram on capitol hill. talk about washington and around the world with senate minority leader mitch mcconnell.