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The top grade goes to rail, pulling in a "b," solid. the rash of recent train accidents remind us, safety remains an issue on the rails. and remember, most rail lines go over at least a few bridges at some point or another along their route. overall, u.s. infrastructure scores a d-plus. and as any parent will tell you, a d-plus, that doesnt get you any tv time, especially when millions of lives and a large chunk of american commerce depend on these grades every day. and if we wanted to fix it, t...

Coastal environments. so there are important considerations. but there has to be a way in this country where we can get all the stakeholders involved in a project up front, all the social impacts, economic and environmental impacts, get those issues on the table up front and then have a more streamlined process going forward. but also there are a number of less complicated infrastructure projects that need to be done out there that are not going to be tied up in this kind of permitting or regula...

And i will say, im not hearing a lot of strong support out there. i think theres perhaps a level of uncertainty, since some of these concepts are new. >> let me ask you this. >> new is not a bad thing. >> no, i am so in favor of this, casey. we have been talking about getting the government on top of this. its hard, because were worried about where the money comes from. steve scalise, congressman, i wont play what he said, but basically he was saying that the permitting process is a big part of ...