have to give to the wealthiest 2% of americans who don't need them, we should permanently extend the tax cuts for middle-class families. they're the folks that saw their wages and incomes platline over the past decade and they're the ones who deserve a break and i believe instead of sitting still we should invest in rebuilding america's roads and railways and runways. too many american workers have been out of wrk for months and even years, and that doesn't do anybody any good when there's so much of america to rebuild. our infrastructure is falling far behind what the refuse of the world is doing, and upgrading it is vital to our economy and future competitiveness. this is a project worth? of america's efforts. it's something that engineers, economists, governors and mayors of every political stripes support and many issued a sobering report about this challenge last week, and on monday i will be meeting with some of them at the white house