they pushed for free debate, which the senate took up -- will take up next week. i am sure you saw nancy pelosi's eight hour speech yesterday. like whateveroks comes out of the senate is most likely to be the house bill. coversewer: s.a. miller public policy for "the washington times." thanks. announcer: the trump administration is expected to release its proposal on infrastructure this week. the white house did not release the presidential address today, the democratic responses from congress on the topic of

infrastructure, led by the congressman from oregon. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] commitment role in building our national infrastructure is as old as the country itself. the first president believe it was important to build the country from east and west. created andhower funded the interstate highway system, linking the nation like never before. it was important the federal government recognize the critical important in public transit systems. had a vision of a national transportation system. nation's economic well-being, security, and people together. trump administration wants to abandon this bipartisan

history to a national infrastructure network. we should expect president trump to release a plan that devolves public transportation to the pre-eisenhower era, to encourage the selling off of roads, bridges, and transit systems to corporation. -- to corporations. this system didn't work. the kansas turnpike, for example. oklahoma delayed the project for 18 months before the eisenhower plan. would take ite back to this disjointed system. burden tos the localtrapped states and governments. it would cut existing transportation programs to pay for wall street.

it would cut bedrock, environmental, and clean air protections under the guise of cleaning up projects. this is another scam to governmentritical functions and create windfalls for wall street. would not address serious infrastructure needs facing this country. systems thetransit more dangerous. -- become more dangerous. tolls become higher. the administration must offer an infrastructure plan that strengthens the commitment to the national transportation network by providing stable funding for more than a year. plan ist trump's embarrassingly small. democrats have announced a better deal to rebuild america.

this infrastructure plan is five times bigger than president trump's proposal. one trillion dollars to rebuild crumbling roads, schools, extend high-speed internet to every family in america. are american jobs that cannot be exported. bridges need to be replaced. building bridges needs work for american citizens, engineers, architects. a public transportation system with a backlog of critical investment needs. and with federal transportation dollars comes from requirements to buy american manufacturing and jobs. also supports small businesses owned by minorities and veterans.

america back to work and to get america moving again. we must strengthen the federal commitment to the national transportation network of long-termstable, funding. if the president and congress are serious about prioritizing infrastructure, they have a unique opportunity to make badly needed investments. but they have been avoiding this for decades. democrats are ready to get to work and deliver to the american people a better deal, jobs, wages and future. is next,mmunicators with a visit to the consumer electronics show in las vegas. efforts with north korea at the winter olympics. then house homeland security chair michael mccaul talks about the state of national security. later, hillary clinton discusses

the role of women and advancing human rights. c-span, where history unfolds daily. 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. thehis week on communicators, more of our visit consumergas and the electronics show, which is one of the largest trade shows in the world. about 200,000 people come every year to see it. about 7 million people visit las vegas on a regular basis. here is more from ces.