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Because of is infrastructure projects. and for iran to bring its oil industry back to where it was just five years ago, they would have to invest several hundred billion dollars. so, yes, it is probable fair to say something may find its way to some bad or nefarious activity, but the activities that we have objected to that iran has engaged in are not fueled primarily by money. and much of the terrorism that has been supported in the region is done on the cheap, not because of money. so i do not...

Infrastructure projects do always go over budget. the transportation secretary -- >> little bit. >> -- at the time though ray la hood who was also a republican, said well try to work out some financing for this to figure out a way to buffer that pain should it occur. christie said no no no were just not doing this. it wouldnt be fiscally responsible. the problem is whats the alternative? the entire northeast corridor becomes throttled. >> and thats what were seeing this week. >> terrible for the...

His budget deadline is tomorrow. he wants to run for president but his own state has been standing in his way. the governor promised not to announce his candidacy until legislators in the state came to a budget agreement. >> i havent made an announcement yet and wont until after our budget is done at the end of this month, which hopefully well get our fifth and six year of property taxes taken down from when i first started taking office. >> wanted to pay for infrastructure projects. wisconsin r...

Debate. >> lets talk about where he has been bipartisan and, for example, he was one of the gang of eight on immigration reform. that didnt really cost him that much politically in his home state when he went for re-election. >> right, and its a testament to how well hes managed the basics of local politics state politics, he spends a lot of his time on constituent work on infrastructure projects that are very important to the state, not so much outside of it. that didnt cost him his re-election...

Of cooperation developing. then were working jointly on different infrastructure projects. its an important country for us. >> and kier simmons joins me from moscow. this is clearly a play to chie ma that by putin to say we dont really need you. hes upset about sanctions them because of ukraine. >> thats right. absolutely stunning andrea right now you have the chinese president here in moscow. president putin announced hell make a visit to china in september. theyve announced an agreement on com...

The world oil markets are paying close attention. we have more. >> reporter: its all about iran at the moment when it comes to oil. with the deadline for a nuclear deal looming large, oil traders think at least a framework will be reached to clear a path forward. thats because iran is one of opecs largest producer with break evens for the country reported at over $100 a barrel u.s. imposed sanctions are hitting the country where it hurts. >> the iransians subsidized a lot of things in that count...

U moved to beijing a year after the olympics there. the cities never looked more beautiful. the airports were new and improved. the things that tourists could do. i saw a lot of benefits from the olympics being in these cities. talk to us about the good things that can be a part of the cities and which cities have benefitted the most? >> well, apparently the one good thing we can identify is you moved to the cities that host the olympics. theres really not much. of course its true that if youre ...

68% from our polling four weeks ago. its a bipartisan bill. for whom is the president speaking on this when he says he will turn it down? >> bill, what the president says we should actually have, that we already have, in place a well-established process one that predates this administration for evaluating infrastructure projects that span international borders like the keystone pipeline. so i dont understand why congress weighed into a process that already ongoing where we are able to separate p...

Senate side with the keystone pipeline and others. they understand particularly the republicans who are now in control of the senate that all eyes are on them because they have been able to say, we cant do much because we only have one chamber of congress. and that has been the house for the past four years. they cant say that anymore. theyve got a pretty comfortable majority not a filibuster-proof majority but a comfortable majority in the senate. and listen and talk to any republican leader in...

Of lets get to work. the nations first bullet train starts construction today in fresno. it will take travelers between los angeles and san francisco in less than three hours. folks, thats booking. the 200-mile-per-hour train is a marvel of both engineering and politics. congressional republicans have vowed not to provide additional money for the project. the train route goes through house majority leader kevin mccarthys district. he promises to do all that he can to ensure that not $1 of federa...