manchin they are praying for him as they witness how the democrats are abusing him. so, you know, that's not the way to get somebody on your side, that's for sure. so i appreciate the fact that joe manchin has stood by his pledge not to blow up the senate, eliminate the filibuster. he's concerned about inflation, as am i. and let's face it, the $1.9 trillion covid relief, the partisan covid relief package, we have a trillion dollars left unspent, $700 billion not scheduled to be spent, and that's inflationary. the increase in prices is wiping out whatever wage gains americans are realizing. and then, let's face it, the very people the democrats purport to want to help -- retirees on a fixed income, people who are the working poor -- they are hit hardest by inflation. jeff bezos, mark zuckerberg, the big tech giants, they're not impacted by inflation. maria: yeah. >> they are benefiting well from