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And it -- it's not going to get fixed with the climate the way it is in washington right now. so what do we do? just turn it over to the states and say it's every state for themselves? >> well, you can't turn it over to the states, because you've got the same problems. the interstate system, that's part of the problem. republicans in washington said, let the states do this. it's up to them to do highways. know, the interstate system happened because of federal involvement, coordination with local and state officials, and businesses and labor unions. you need the same kind of commitment. you ne...

Maybe they can do this. i don't know how many 3 and 4-year-olds will call up and say, what about my headstart program? but their parents certainly can. patients wanting chemotherapy with cancer. >> here's the dirty secret about congress that. congress is reactive, they are not proactive. there is no vision, and it's been this way for a while now. it's frustrating. what i would like to see our government do is to actually come up with an idea. why don't we rebuilt the electric grid and update the interstate system. chris matthews talks about let's do big things. maybe congress should start doin...

Join unions, now whether you like unions or not, they helped create the rising -- >> i say all the time, by the way, the union i think it is a great crisis for the american economy that private sector union membership is down to about 7%. >> it is. >> what does that mean? that means manufacturing jobs are gone. that means all the factories up and down the coast of new england are gone. >> right. >> we need to put them back if 20%, 25% are private sector unions and we have sane workforce rules means we have a strong middle class, right? >> absolutely. we also made decisions, we have the gi bill...

You don't credit for things that don't happen, but he for eight years, got us out -- we were in korea when he got in, got us out by bluffing, basically. >> brinksmanship, threatening to use the bomb and other things. he spent the next eight years at a scary, dangerous time. the cold war is getting going, nuclear weapons are new things, there are communist threats all over the place. he bluffed our way through eight years. didn't lose any soldiers, didn't get into any wars, stayed out of vietnam. >> the economy exploded, created the interstate system, invested in science, he did -- >> balanced ...

This makes no sense. the republicans war on infrastructure. when republicans use to be the champions of infrastructure. dwight eisenhower was the one that sponsor and funded the entire interstate system. what planet is he on? >> i think he was in new hampshire today around that bridge that republicans supported. does he really believe what he is saying about infrastructure spending? >> i don't think he could believe it, ed. he did support the paul ryan budget. that budget would, if it ever found its way into law, and mitt romney says it's marvelous and terrific and parallels what he wants to d...