that the president was very straightforward with he and other attendees about what he expected of them. and that the president said just give me a number that can you live with and what you want. but the progressives have been so clear about their number does he have any reason to believe because they are willing to come down from 3.5 trillion? well, this is what a negotiation looks like. this is what compromise looks like, and ultimately, the president also wants to see a robust package that will help lower costs for the american people across the country. you need the votes to get that forward. that is how the process works in congress. this is democracy in action. so, his role yesterday was meeting with a range of voices, hearing from them on what they re excited about, whereby they may have concerns. and trying to help be a unifier in moving the process forward. it wasn t that it ended yesterday there is a lot of work ahead which will proceed over the days ahead. they might com