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It didn't actually solve the infrastructure problem. keep in mind, if it takes ten years to build a road, if we throw a bunch of money at roads tomorrow, they won't be on the ground for ten years at least. you can look to the example of other countries that have more stringent environmental laws. canada and australia come to mind. they are able to enforce the laws. it only takes about two years to build a road or a bridge. these are models we can put into place. if you're not serious about change go the regulatory requirement, i don't think president obama was. >> are we any closer to a deal o...

Where democrats are going to stand when it comes to things like infrastructure and welfare reform. infrastructure first off after that derailment in washington, it was a deadly derailment, the president immediately picked up on the fact that our infrastructure problem which has been a problem for years, that's going to be at the top of the agenda. are democrats going to be on board? >> i would recommend that they be on board, whether you are looking at bridges or railways, aviation or high-speed internet, each of those are infrastructure issues, each of them are going to have a role to play. t...

The train crash yesterday and used it to promote his infrastructure plan. >> let me begin by expressing our deepest sympathies and most heart felt prayers for the victims of the train derailment in washington state. it is all the more reason why we must start immediately fixing the infrastructure of the united states. >> so as the president often does, he conflates different things. we don't know yet whether this is an infrastructure problem, but he's correct in that we have an infrastructure problem in the country. we just don't know whether it's tied to this train. >> we know as part of the ...

Tacoma and where this occurred is straight and the speed limit is 79 miles an hour. and there is a slow speed sign which says 30 miles an hour for ta tallbo trains which is what this is. for some reason the speed was not cut which could be a mechanical issue or issue with brakes. >> the president when he talked about this in the speech yesterday or tweeted about this, he seemed to allude that this was an infrastructure issue that we're seeing at the beginning of the year. you talk about this being a new track, is this an infrastructure problem in your view? >> in the local situation, it is not...

Infrastructure, and those types of things have contributed or been contributing to some of the horrific problems puerto rico has had in the wake of the storm. i think the point the president is making is that fema has a finite mission and a finite amount of time to be there to get people back into power and get back into some kind of civilized living condition, and at some point it's up to puerto rico to get themselves out of this situation and help their people. fema was never meant to be on the ground for a place in a state or community forever. >> nobody is suggesting they would be there fo...