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joined now by ellie who will ander, president of meals on wheels. good afternoon to you. good afternoon, martin. what kind of reception did you receive in washington today? did you see many senators attending your presentation? did they have an interest, a commitment to this issue? well, we had a warm reception. as you know, meals on wheels is a non-partisan issue. and it s really difficult not to understand the value of these programs. we had good attendance. it was focused on senate staff. but myself and several members of our board of directors have been beating the ground today, going across from the house to the senate, to meet with senators and congressmen, their staff. 20 of the 29 budget conferees, to make the case, to be sure that those who can t march on capitol hill, their voices are heard. as you know, there are millions of seniors who are dependent on meals on wheels.
tea party, for example, at its peak in 2010, 44% of americans had positive feelings. it s down to 21%. and obviously the republican party s ratings collapsed. this sends a message. you would think republicans might learn from that. let me introduce, andrea, some of the criticism i ve read about the president. to paraphrase the new york times on friday, he writes, okay, if the vision is that he won, what is it that he s actually won? has he changed the dynamic of negotiating in town? the criticism is, look, he s great at running against someone or something, in this case, the party. when is he going to demonstrate that he can bring along converse to his side and actually get something done? it started with the first meeting of the budget conferees and it ends supposedly on february 15. both sides seem to want some