pushing the grow america act. the $302 billion investment, and that s what it is, would provide four years of transportation funding to fix roads and bridges in the country. the white house estimates it will create a million jobs but i m sure the righties would say the numbers are phony. the republicans are always pressing the president about job creation but at a time when we should be verdict investing in our infrastructure, the republicans are interested in more sorties over ukraine. they have money for all the wrong stuff, don t they? joining me is scott paul president for the alliance of american manufacturing and job the professor of politics at usc and democratic strategist. great to have you with us. bob, you first, how heavy of a lift is this to build bridges that will not fall down and kill americans? why are we are where we are on