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We had 47,000 people who have lost their homes since the beginning of the crisis in 2008. i look at it this way. massachusetts is recovering better than much of the rest of the country. and thats partly because we have made a lot of investments. in our people here in massachusetts. and trying to keep our in infrastructure going so businesses can flourish and trying to help our kids get educated, but we cant do this alone. the country is in trouble and massachusetts still has a lot of work to do ...

Massachusetts. and trying to keep our in infrastructure going so businesses can flourish and trying to help our kids get educated, but we cant do this alone. the country is in trouble and massachusetts still has a lot of work to do on the jobs front, on the education front. on the infrastructure front. theres a lot we have to do here. >> in terms of national politics right now and the way that your candidacy has captured the imagination of a lot of progressives around the country, liberals have ...

Massachusetts is recovering better than much of the rest of the country. and thats partly because we have made a lot of investments. in our people here in massachusetts. and trying to keep our infrastructure going so businesses can flourish and trying to help our kids get educated, but we cant do this alone. the country is in trouble and massachusetts still has a lot of work to do on the jobs front, on the education front. on the infrastructure front. theres a lot we have to do here. >> in terms...

The table, but he needs one that is even boulder on the infrastructure front. maybe even has some direct hiring by the government, which hasnt been done in this country for a long time. its very out of fashion. wpa tile things. maybe get more youth employment out there, direct hiring for national service for young people. theres a million young people who need jobs. thats his base. and maybe also twin it with a longer term simpson-bowles thing for independents so they feel that while were creati...

Now look, you understand why the administration said shovel-ready. they didnt want people sitting on this money, they wanted to hurry up and get the money into the system. on the infrastructure front in particular, i think well look back and wonder if this was the best use of infrastructure money. >> well, there was, chris, a lot of concrete poured. >> where? >> a good bit. drive around the country, there was a good bit. there was a lot more in the stimulus package, though, that wasnt concrete. ...

Funds. now look, you understand why the administration said shovel-ready. they didnt want people sitting on this money, they wanted to hurry up and get the money into the system. on the infrastructure front in particular, i think well look back and wonder if this was the best use of infrastructure money. >> well, there was, chris, a lot of concrete poured. >> where? >> a good bit. drive around the country, there was a good bit. there was a lot more in the stimulus package, though, that wasnt con...

To have but it wasnt considered shovel ready, you didnt have time to use the funds. now, look, you understand why the administration said shovel ready. they didnt want people sitting on this money. they wanted to hurry up and get the money into the system, but on the infrastructure front in particular, i think well look back and wonder if this was the best use of infrastructure money. >> well, there was -- chris, there was a lot of concrete poured. >> where? >> a good bit. drive around the count...