host: eugene booktv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are joined by bud wright. he is the american association of state highway and transportation officials executive director. would you represent? guest: we represent the departments of transportation of the countryes of and puerto rico and puerto rico in the district of cologne appeared we are an advocacy group. and where theport most important missions is to make people understand the value of transportation investment. host: for the people you are representing, how are they looking on these potential announcements from the white house when it comes to infrastructure? guest: we are very interested in what the white house will release and we are pleased the white house has put so much emphasis on infrastructure. we know we have an infrastructure gap in this country. state and local governments are really stepping up. one of the things we know to be the case is this is a shared responsibility. it takes the federal government, state and local governments, and increasingly, the private sector, to make sure we're ad

host: eugene booktv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are joined by bud wright. he is the american association of state highway and transportation officials executive director. would you represent? guest: