think we can work with the president on finding better ways of streamlining the process. i still have, as of last week, 35% of the 63 billion dollars in infrastructure money that was in our particular area stuck here in washington because shovel-ready has become -- you know, it's a national joke. it doesn't exist. but question streamline that process and speed up the process and actually get people to work on long-term jobs and get those big projects under way that hire people for more than just putting in a sidewalk or repaving, which may be necessary, but it's short term, temporary employment. >> i think republicans have tried to make the idea of shovel-ready into a joke but i'm not sure outside of republican circles it seems that funny. i don't mean to be disrespectful. >> i've been with the president and he just, you know, he gets it, i think, that you've got to streamline the process. it is a joke. i mean, it takes 78 years just