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Long-awaited plan to repair the nation's highways, bridges and railroads with a $1.5 trillion price tag over the next decade, 80% of which is to be picked up by state and local governments. so let he is get the inside scoop from jeremy peters and heidi prisbilla. you had the first details on this friday and, understandably it's seed money, but usually it's a different split between federal, state and local not 80/20 in this direction, local picking up the biggest part of the tab. >> it's changing that fundamental formula that a lot of the infrastructure experts say is necessary. for instance, ...

Remaining money either from private or from the states. >> well according to vox, right now federally funded highways, interstates and other routes are financed on the basis of an 80/20 federal state split. federally funded mass transit get a 50/50 split. this is now flipping that formula to say the federal government will be the smallest participant in the major issues. is that going to fly. >> i don't think so. because i don't think congress will let it fly. and i think congress recognizes that governors and the states that they represent and cities and the cities they represent do not have ...

Were counting on for that went to pay for the tax cuts. and as a result, he is talking really about only $200 billion. only in washington would you say only $200 billion to try to leverage into a trillion dollars in state, local, and private money. and what's interesting about this is that generally speaking without getting too far into the weeds it's an 80/20 split. the white house is talking about a 20-80 split. 80% local or private money. that will be hard for a lot of localities can be able to afford. >> sandra: can the president deliver the message that the white house is setting it up to...

Intention to take up daca. once we get this government open, it's my intention. it's your intention, maybe you will, maybe you won't. even if you do, there's no guarantee you won't vote to support daca. progressives who voted against it wanted nothing less than protection for daca as a part of this deal. >> yeah. i suppose if you think that mitch mcconnell and republicans have no incentive to pursue daca beyond pressure, then this is a win for you. i don't subscribe to that point of view. this is an 80/20 proposition. daca is extremely popular. i guess you push it up on the calendar a little b...

>> and even though he wants to build a wall. the immigration flow has been negative over the past five years. >> right. >> wages better than they've been in 25 years. consumer confidence better than 25 years. and right track, wrong track is 80/20 going the wrong way. >> if she just sat in his pajamas and had executive time and watched as much cable tv he wanted to and throws remote every time he sees something he didn't like and otherwise didn't tweet and showed up and read lines, he would probably have 47% approval rating. i'm not sure everyone will be at 50 in a sustained way for a long time...