Are there same Republicans who won't go along with what you want to do here? Is that, I mean, where's the problem? It seems so logical to us. I would say part of it is marketing. Okay. The House was all focused on getting this thing done and they pulled, literally they pulled $1.5 trillion out of the air. It really wasn't in context. When I saw that, I said, you guys have set the bar way too low. Okay, we need trillions of dollars long term to get this thing done. (08:51–08:58)
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