The secretary responded to questions about transportation grants to kentucky, the home state of her husband, tenant majority leader mitch mcconnell. Thank you all for coming. Welcome to infrastructure week. We have been looking forward to this for a while. Infrastructure was a thing that all pundits after the election when we are in the fractured state after the 2016 election, democrats and republicans, will they be able to work on anything . People said infrastructure. Why . Democrats like spending money and donald trump likes having things build. He sees himself as a builder. So, we were supposed to get something. We have not gotten something yet. Policy proves more complicated in practice than in promise. That is the complexity of this. That is why we assembled the excellent panel we have today. Anybody who follows staff about transportation infrastructure, the way cities work follows nicole. She is a senior fellow at the manhattan then we have nick of the heritage foundation. He is
Mortgage if they are buying for the first home because theyre afraid theyre going to lose the Mortgage Rate to add but guess what i can guarantee it, but i bet you betcha, theyre ready to come down more because i betcha that that little outfit that sets interest rates. Its going to come down down on big landlords your break antitrust laws by price fixing and driving up brands. Now Congress Needs to pass my plan to build and renovate 2 million Affordable Homes and apartments and bring those grants down by the way walmart public expense thats caused a lot of money raising the deficit. Guess what . We cut the deficit. Cut the deficit 1 trillion last guide ballooned the deficit we passed a budget deal that will cut another trillion dollars over the next decade. I kept trying to get out of it, but they finally agreed and now its my goal to cut the federal deficit by 3 billion more 3trillion, more by making Big Corporations, the very wealthy. And im a capitalist man away you can go make 1 mi
Ignite, enacted a 2,000,000,000,000 tax cut when he was president overwhelmingly benefited the very wealthy. An exploded the federal deficit exploded. We cut the deficit and we added more to the National Debt than any president in his term. And all of history. And under donald trump these guys talk about, oh too many corporations raise their prices and pad their profits charging you more and more for less and less. Thats what were cracking down on. Corporation is engaged in Price Gouging and deceptive pricing looks Like Companies that you wouldnt notice. They thought you would notice, but, you know, if youre you give me the same size bag of page eight chips, about 20 fewer chips know. By the way, its not a Joke Somebody may see there was a tv thing on how snickers bars. Same exact price was. I dont hold me the exact number, like 20 less barr im serious Congress Needs to sigh. Bobby casey is build a stop spent place these are a family i grew up in. These are Kitchen Table issues. Im als
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[applause] [applause] [applause] thank you very much. Lieutenant governor davis, madam speaker mcclinton, madamident p. Leader pittman, leader costa, leader bradford, leader cutler. Thank you for convening this special session and giving me the honor of addressing you today. While im grateful to see the house and the senate gathered here together, im also mindful that one of our colleagues is not able to be with us. Representative joe kerwin from upper paxton township is currently 7,000 miles away, on deployment with the Pennsylvania National guard. D every member of the Pennsylvania National guard at home and abroad, thank you for your service to our commonwealth and to our country. You are the very best of us. [applause] were joined by the love of my life, my best friend since the 9th grade, my wife and our first lady, lori shapiro. [applause] they are standing for you. [applause] ice what you all to know shes going to kill me for that. Im privileged to work alongside my incredible s