democrats were very poimsed to imposing -- opposed to impotesing stricter -- imposing stricter requirements on food stamp participation. they wanted to reach a compromise that could make it through the senate. there's a 60-vote threshold in the senate to get through. so you need to pick up some democrats. that's see lengthly why house -- that's essentially why house republicans have to give up their effort to impose stricter work requirements, infant eligibility criteria for snap, and also invest billions of dollars into state mandatory education and training programs, all of that didn't nd up in the final bill. there are some investments in education and job training but not as significant as the house republican plan had proposed and there are provisions that house republicans are calling program integrity changes. but this is minor compared to what the house had originally proposed. >> it's been a long time. who are some of the key representatives and senators along the way that shepherded this bill to final passage in , e senate this week and today final debate in the house? >> debbie s