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The trump administration are throwing around of $200 billion are totally inadequate. i think it's also important to remember we have to place this in the context of the administration's budget. what we see when we look at the budget is they're actually talking about some enormous cuts to core federal infrastructure programs. they want at least $200 billion out of discretionary nondefense. that includes things like new starts, amtrak, other programs, as well as a cut of $138 billion to the highway trust fund. and if we add that all up, what we see is the administration is calling for $338 billi...

Maria: are you expecting to finance some of the infrastructure programs? >> yes, but i think it's more, i mean if you said permitting that will just speed up what happens. if you said the highway tax credit, the highway tax gas bill they will get more building into highways so if we get more infrastructure obviously, you'll do more financing, but we would have to change the policies and procedures to get that done. maria: and that's jobs. >> it's jobs. maria: real quick on markets here. with this tax plan and the savings for corporate america would you expect the deal flow to continue and pick...

Outside of the washington arena, a businessman, more of a man of action. the great frustration is the process in which he now finds himself. in his view, the solutions are obvious. tax cuts, tax reform, health care, infrastructure programs, strengthening our military. to him these all seem like obvious things that need to be done to protect the american people. bring jobs back. all of the things he sees as vital to protect the american people or to advance the economy or not, and the process is so slow and hard to deal with sometimes. >> where does everything stand with the fed right now? days...

Arena, a businessman, much more of a man of action, i would say his frustration is the process he now finds himself because in his view, the solutions are obvious, whether it's tax cuts and tax reform, health care, infrastructure programs, strengthening our military. to him this seems like obvious things that need to be done to protect the american people, bring jobs back. these are things he sees as vital to protect the american people and advance the economy and whatnot. and the process is so slow and so hard sometimes to deal with p. so i think those two things. >> where does things stand w...

Necessarily realize that this is going to take congressional approval and it's down the road t shows they're doing something. >> and the idea of selling the public, your flights will be on time, you'll sit on tarmacs less. that's certainly at least on the surface something that would have broad a appeal. the question is you also lose 30,000 federal jobs. and now that you have a republican president and a republican congress, the president is hoping he can get this through. but the republicans had this stall on number four when they tried. >> and they need democratic support. this is one of the...