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>> what does that mean? >> well, that means basically he's talking about putting $200 billion of federal money into projects but actually taking money. there's a whole variety of estimates. some people think he's taking more money from existing infrastructure programs to put it in his. think about him creating a few new programs and funding them by defunding other infrastructure programs. >> so it's a shell game? >> it's a shell game as it relates to the money. it won't really result in my judgment and increase in our investment in infrastructure, something we desperately need. then he does a ...

Private companies involved in investment and they have a terrific infrastructure. they wouldn't have it had they not had the chicago boys, freedman's economics team there from new chicago come down and help them to realize those private -- >> i think you better review the current status of those programs. my understanding is it's not all that healthy. >> trish: programs are doing well and the roads are quite good. let me ask you this. $800 billion, that's what president obama spent on so-called infrastructure programs for this country. it was unfortunately a major failure in that we didn't win...

Robust infrastructure programs. but the unfortunate problem is where is it detail? the president spent money on a tax cut for millionaires and corporations, $1.5 trillion in tax cuts. so i can appreciate now he wants to focus on this bipartisan effort, but where does the money come from? this budget that was just passed, the budget framework that was adopted also spends more than the government takes in by hundreds of millions of dollars. so where's the money come from. >> i want you to help me understand something. i watched that process unfold. i'm curious what you made of the role of the mi...

Alongside the increase in defense spending, the budget deal will lift funding for domestic programs by $131 billion. it will fully repeal the domestic sequester caps while securing $57 billion in additional funding, including $6 billion to fight against the opioid and mental health crises, $5.8 billion for the bipartisan childcare development bloc grant, $4 billion to rebuild and improve veterans hospitals and clinics, $2 billion for critical research at the national institutes in health, and $20 billion to augment our existing infrastructure programs, including surface transportation, rural w...

It will fully repeal the domestic sequester caps while securing $57 billion in additional funding, including $6 billion to fight against the opioid and mental health crises. $5.8 billion for the bipartisan child care development block grant. $4 billion to rebuild and improve veterans hospitals and clinics. $2 billion for critical research at the national institutes and health. and $20 billion to augment our existing infrastructure programs including surface transportation, rural water and waste i. waste water. clean and safe drinking water. rural broad band so desperately needed in large parts...