that. the white house hasn t given any of that. but it does look like it is it is real trouble here to get it done by christmas. the point is when they put a dead line on lawmakers, they do that to try to force them into action. senators don t make choices until they have to, okay. and by putting a deadline on it, trying to force his colleagues, his 49 democratic colleagues into taking a stand. the problem is, with manchin, took a stand against him. so that is a problem for schumer. that is what he fiss. and it doesn t get any easier in january. there is a bad inflation report in january. does that help democrats or the president? i don t think it gets easier as the calendar runs into the election year. so, saw hill where is manchin holding out and what are folks telling you?
lose the house and the senate next year during the mid-terms. how much sway do you think that the white house has with senators manchin and cinema? does president biden have enough that he can bargain with them and offer some, you know, incentives for them to jump on his side? well, earmarks are back, but i don t think this is cinema and manchin holding out for a bridge in west virginia or a new hospital in arizona. i think this is more of a ideological issue where manchin does just does not want to spend the trillions of dollars that most of his colleagues are supportive of. they are, you know, democrats are saying let s look at what s popular among the american people. most americans want subsidized community college, they support investing in child care,