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Orgel, Paul - Host
GUEST: THERE IS RESEARCH THAT SHOWS THE UNITED STATES HAS A CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE KIRK A
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Boushey, Heather - Senior Economist
RECENT REPORT CARD FROM THE NATION'S CIVIL ENGINEER'S ASSOCIATION THAT SAID WE NEED TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
GUEST: THE PRESIDENT HAS FOCUSED ON A CLEAN ENERGY, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, AND TRANSPORTATION.
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Boushey, Heather - Senior Economist
WE KNOW THAT WILL TRANSPORT CAN BE FASTER THAN TROMBLEY ACROSS WORK -- WE KNOW THAT RAIL TRANSPORT CAN BE FASTER THAN TRAVELING ACROSS ROADS. EVERYONE...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
COMMENTS ON HOW TO PAY FOR THIS. LET'S REMIND FOLKS OF THE PHONE NUMBERS ON OUR SCREEN. WE HAVE SEPARATE NUMBERS FOR REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS, AND INDEPENDENCE....
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COUNTRIES IN EUROPE AND RUSSIA INVEST MORE IN RAILWAYS THAN WE DO. CHINA IS BUILDING FASTER TRAINS AND NEWARK AIRPORTS. WHEN OUR OWN ENGINEERS OR DID...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
BUDGET. RIGHT NOW THE UNITED STATES CONTINUES TO HAVE AN ALPERT GAPS --
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Boushey, Heather - Senior Economist
AN OUTPUT GAP. PEOPLE -- ALL THOSE UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE SITTING ON THEIR COUNTERS WARRING ABOUT HOW THEY WILL FIND A NEW JOB. THAT OUTPUT GAP HAS SHRUNK...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
I HAVE TO DISAGREE WITH YOUR GUESTS. I DON'T THINK --
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CALLER, -
I FOR ONE THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF DEJA VU WHEN THE PRESIDENT WAS TALKING ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING DURING HIS RECENT STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH. THAT...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
WHAT IS AMERICA
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Boushey, Heather - Senior Economist
GOING TODAY, AND WHERE ARE WE NOW? OVER THE PAST FEW DECADES, WE HAVE SEEN AMERICA NOT MAKE THIS INVESTMENT, NOT TO THE KINDS OF THINGS WE NEED TO DO...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
CHAIRMAN FROM CALIFORNIA SAID, MY SUPPORT IS THE ISSUE OF THE
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CALLER, -
GOVERNMENT BEING CAPABLE OF DEALING WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPING THE RAIL OR THE WATER, CORRECTING THE WATER PIPES. THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM HAS...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
ONLY ENTITY THAT CAN DO THESE THINGS. MUCH OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT AT THE
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Boushey, Heather - Senior Economist
LOCAL LEVEL. THE PLANNING, THE CONNECTIONS FOR ALL THAT, WE ARE A NATION OF 50 STATES. WE'RE COMPETING WITH OTHER COUNTRIES. YOU CANNOT HAVE -- MANY...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
THOSE DETAILS? ARE WE TALKING ABOUT FEES? GUEST: WE WILL PROBABLY SEE A FEW THINGS. WE'LL SEE A SHIFTING OF PRIORITIES IN THIS BUDGET.
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Boushey, Heather - Senior Economist
WE'LL SEE THE PRESIDENT PUTTING HIS MONEY WHERE ITS MOUTH IS IN TERMS OF THE PRIORITIES HE LAID OUT IN THE STATE OF THE UNION. HE HAS TALKED ABOUT THINGS...
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UNEMPLOYMENT, JOB ISSUES, ECONOMIC AND ISSUES. YOU'RE ON THE AIR. CALLER: 1 THE INTERSTATES WERE EXPANDED, FOR EVERY GALLON OF GASOLINE SOLD, ONE
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CALLER, -
NICKEL OF THE COST WENT TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAINTAIN THE ROADS. TODAY, I BELIEVE THE MAJOR PORTION OF OUR PROBLEM IS THE FACT THAT GASOLINE TAX...
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Boushey, Heather - Senior Economist
ABOUT THAT. THOSE TYPES OF FINANCING SCHEME. THOSE ARE ONE OF THE WAYS WE DO FINANCIAL STRUCTURES ALONG WITH BONDS AND TAKING FUNDS OUT OF GENERAL REVENUE....
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Orgel, Paul - Host
BE, WHY WOULD THE FOCUS BE ON SO MUCH IN CUTTING THE FEDERAL
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CALLER, -
GOVERNMENT'S AND NOT REVISING THE TAX CODES WHICH HAVE CAUSED SUCH PROBLEMS IN THE PAST 30, 35 YEARS TO FIX IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT SITTING...
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Boushey, Heather - Senior Economist
YOU HAVE YOUR IPAD AND WE'LL HAVE OUR PHONES AND OUR COMPUTERS AND THAT IS ONE OF THOSE -- WE HAVE ALL BEEN A FEDERAL BUDGET WE HAVE ALL BENEFITED FROM...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
CALLER: I HOPE YOU DON'T CUT ME OFF. I'M TICKED OFF AT YOU GUYS. HOST:
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CALLER, -
RIGHT OFF THE BAT? WE'RE NOT DOING THAT TODAY.
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Orgel, Paul - Host
CALLER: START TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THAT TWO AND TWO EQUALS FOUR.
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CALLER, -
THE SOLAR AND WIND AND ALL THAT CRAP -- THEY SHOULD NOT FORCE ME TO PAY FOR IT AND IT SHOULD NOT BE CONNECTED TO THE GRID. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REBUILD...
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Boushey, Heather - Senior Economist
CAN WE PROMOTE INVESTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES WITH THE KIND OF ENERGY THAT WILL REDUCE OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL PROJE-- HOST: OIL PRICES ARE SURGING....
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Orgel, Paul - Host
OIL FROM. WE NEED
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Boushey, Heather - Senior Economist
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CREATING A PATH ON ENERGY THAT WILL ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AROUND CLIMATE CHANGE. YOU ARE A RANCHER. THIS ISSUE IS AFFECTING A....
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| 00:19:15 |
Orgel, Paul - Host
LIKED? GUEST: WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE GET EVERYONE ON BOARD. I DON'T HAVE A CLEAR SENSE THAT WE'RE REACHING ACROSS THE AISLE.
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Boushey, Heather - Senior Economist
I THINK THOSE EFFORTS ARE IN PLAY AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS NOT JUST THE URGENCY IN TERMS OF TODAY'S OIL PRICES THAT ARE LONG...
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| 00:19:52 |
Orgel, Paul - Host
SOMETIMES IT IS SILLY. I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT TWO THINGS THAT HAPPENED HERE IN TEXAS.
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CALLER, -
THEY WERE GOING TO BUILD A SUPER COLLIDER THING. SPENT GOD KNOWS HOW MANY MONEY WOUND UP WITH A BIG HOLE IN THE GROUND. BECAUSE OF GOVERNMENT REGULATION,...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
ON STUPID THINGS." THAT SHOULD BE
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Boushey, Heather - Senior Economist
AIROUR MOTTO. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BUILDING THINGS THAT ARE SAFE, THINGS THAT WILL NOT CAUSE MASSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. THESE MUST BE PRIORITIES....
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Orgel, Paul - Host
A BIG PIECE OF THE CRISIS IN TERMS OF THE BUDGET AT THE STATE LEVEL IS BECAUSE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT AND FALLING TAX REVENUES, THAT IT LED TO THIS CRISIS....
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Orgel, Paul - Host
CALLER: WHAT ARE THE INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING WILL COME FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR? IF YOU
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LOOK IN THE URBAN AREAS WHERE UNEMPLOYMENT IS 15%, MAYBE 20% AND EVEN SOME CASES 30%, BECAUSE YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT GO OUT TO TRY TO LOOK FOR JOBS, BUT...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
HAVE A COLD. I WAS WONDERING IF YOUR GUEST IS ACTUALLY SERIOUS. INVESTMENTS?
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CALLER, -
BULL. YOU CAN SMILE ALL YOU WANT, LADY. I LIVE IN NORTHWEST OHIO, THE EPA JUST CAME DOWN HERE IN NAILED US. WE KNOW HOW TO GO THROUGH AND SPEND OVER...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
WHY THESE ARE NOT ISSUES THAT ARE EASILY DEALT WITH AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL. WE ARE
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Boushey, Heather - Senior Economist
THINKING ABOUT WHAT THE NATION NEEDS TO DO TO UPDATE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. I AM GOING TO GUESS THE REASON THAT THE EPA CAME DOWN AND SAID YOU NEED TO...
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| 00:27:17 |
Orgel, Paul - Host
WHERE ARE THOSE JOBS? WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON STIMULUS? GUEST: THE MAJORITY OF THE MONEY DID NOT GO FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. LET'S BE CLEAR...
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Boushey, Heather - Senior Economist
WOULD HAVE DONE THAT. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT CHUNK OF CHANGE THAT WAS SPENT ON INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WE HAVE SEEN THAT MONEY BE SPENT OUT FASTER THAN...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE STATE OF OHIO. WE WERE DOING REALLY
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CALLER, -
GOOD, BUT THIS GOVERNOR HAS TAKEN AWAY 400,000 JOBS FOR THE FAST RAIL SYSTEM AND GIVEN IT AWAY. HE A STAKE IN THE STATE TAXES FOR THE RICH -- HE HAS TAKEN...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
GOOD MORNING. I WOULD SAY I THINK THE CENTER
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CALLER, -
FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS IS PROBABLY PART OF THE PROBLEM, NOT THE SOLUTION. I WORKED IN THE ENERGY INDUSTRY FOR 42 YEARS, AND I HAVE SEEN GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZED...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
ME TAKE RHONDA'S FIRST. WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION IN THIS
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Boushey, Heather - Senior Economist
COUNTRY ABOUT WHAT WE WANT OUR FUTURE TO LOOK LIKE AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR IT. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS DECADES OF RISING INEQUALITY IN THE UNITED...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
OF THE OTHER PEOPLE, BUT OBAMA IS REALLY TRYING TO DO
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CALLER, -
THINGS, BUT EVERY PRESIDENT FROM REAGAN ON HAVE RUN THE DEFICIT UP SO HIGH THAT ALL OF THE THINGS LIKE WE HAVE LIKE SCHOOL IN WATERAND WATER AND RAILROADS,...
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| 00:34:09 |
Orgel, Paul - Host
DECADE- LONG PROBLEM IN THE MAKING. THE PROBLEM IS NOT NEW, AND
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Boushey, Heather - Senior Economist
IT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT MADE THE INVESTMENTS. I AM GLAD WE ARE FINALLY HAVING THIS NATIONAL CONVERSATION. HOST: HEATHER BOUSHEY SENIOR ECONOMIST...
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Orgel, Paul - Host
BILL THE SENATE IS TAKING UP THIS WEEK. THEY ARE IN LATER THIS MORNING FOR A LOOK AT THAT. IN THE MEANTIME, NEWS FROM C- SPAN RADIO. >> THE STATE DEPARTMENT...
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PERSONNEL FROM EGYPT. THIS AS DOZENS OF EVACUATION PLANS HAVE ARRIVED IN CAIRO. THEREFORE THERE IS OVERWHELMED WITH OVER 4500 STRANDED PASSENGERS. THEY...
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