And if you vote nay, it may turn out that some of the good things that were in the legislation that deserve support are things that people are angry that you voted against.

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Do you have any indication that some of these ideas will get bipartisan support, like are people in the White House consulting with people on the Hill about some of these specific proposals and have gotten some indication that they would be accepted?

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