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Years. >> president obama continues to say these infrastructure programs are things that republicans and democrats can agree on. here he is. >> everything in this jobs bill has been supported in the past by republicans and democrats. everything in this jobs bill is paid for. the idea for a big boost in construction is supported by the afl-cio but its also supported by the chamber of commerce. those two dont get along on much. they agree we should rebuild america. >> and so, it seems to me that t...

And building the kind of infrastructure programs that they need to survive. >> but then why the talk from the "wall street journal" editorial board about this being some sort of socialist uhe tetu? it seems like basic common sense. >> because of the way i said it. >> but, david, is this a generational divide? are we moving -- or why is there this notion that you have to be sort of a residents of copenhagen to wrap your arms around bike lanes and mass transit? >> its confusing to me, as well. i s...

minnesota, missouri and maine all hold contests in the next week and a half. the candidates have a lot of ground to cover and not much time. for mitt romney this day after his big victory in florida turned out to be pretty rock yichlt during an interview this morning, romney gave his opponents a new gift. yet another inelegant remark thats easy, very easy to take out of context. >> im in this race because i care about americans. im not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety ne...

>> reporter: squaring off with the president, this year will be wisconsin republican congressman paul ryan, who is going to deliver the republican response. and is really a rising star in the party and will play a big role in coming budget debates and the governor of virginia, bob macdonald, delivered the response, last year and he offered some advice, to congressman ryan. >> i would say to him, look in the camera and speak from his heart and be very clear about why this incredible deficit and i...

Two-year deal to satisfy both parties, both parties were satisfied with essentially hundreds of billions of extra dough that they could spend as they wish. listen to what mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer have in store. >> the agreement will clear the way for a new investment in our nations infrastructure. >> $20 billion to augment our existing infrastructure programs. >> fund new grants, prevention programs and law enforcement efforts in vulnerable communities. >> $6 billion to fight against th...

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Infrastructure programs. and in alabama, cuts in trump budget proposal would slash some local programs. as we noted yesterday, something for nearly everyone to dislike, including republican lawmakers. on capitol hill today, white house budget director mick mulvaney faced a grilling from gop congressman mark sanford over the proposals unusually creative accounting. >> you have said that the foundation of your budget is 3% growth, and i have looked every which way at how you might get there, and y...

Its a little bit more complicated but i would give them an a+ for marketing for buy american, hire american. >> eric: he hit on the topic thats been going back and forth. the cracked out of foreign steel being dumped into the u.s. and i think he meant at some point, requiring as much u.s. steel to be used in the pipelines and other infrastructure programs. >> greg: the strong message, what hit me the most was it wasnt about jobs. it was about craft. he was talking about people using tools and ma...

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Should come out with this sooner rather than later. i think you will hear changes to medicare and medicaid to help sustain the program. you will hear sensible cuts to the defense that do not weaken but reduce spending. more reduction in social programs. and i think you will see a call for a greater contribution from the wealthiest people in the country, millionaires and such. >> greta: when you have a program, i dont know how you can evaluate tonights program unless we know what it is going to c...