Still, progressives are suspicious of Republicans’ motives and worry the White House is wasting precious time and political momentum. Evan Weber, political director for the Sunrise Movement, said McConnell’s recent comments that he’d block Biden’s agenda was all he needed to hear. “We don't think there’s time to sit around and wait to see if they're going to cooperate. They made it very clear,” he said. “They are literally telling us what they want: They want to obstruct.” Weber added that with the 2022 midterms around the corner, Congress is going to have less of an incentive to do “anything really productive.” Peggy Shepard, co-founder and Executive Director of WE ACT for Environmental Justice, said she feared that if the White House reached an infrastructure-only bill with Republicans, it would leave less incentive for moderates like Manchin to then also sign onto a more expensive, Democrat-only bill that Republicans are sure to cast as part of a “socialist agenda.” A source with knowledge of the White House strategy said if the package is broken into two bills, there would be incentives for Manchin and Sinema to support both.