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so in the spirit i began with, i'm not suggesting, i know david vitter's lease plan for the ocs, which is a great one, by the way, but i'm suggesting some expanded production, which is good for american energy independence, good for our economy, and would produce significant new revenue, at least when the price of oil gets to a better place, more stable place that could be dedicated to the highway trust fund. so my question is -- what's the administration doing to cut to the chase, as i said, and explore those three cad goirs? categories? >> let me answer the question directly and also make a point the administration has put forward a proposal to use pro-growth business tax reform to pay for our infrastructure, and what we would basically do is put in addition to what the gas tax is currently spinning off, of course it's less than what the highway trust fund needs to be level, but we put another amount of a like amount into our infrastructure to not only replenish the highway trust fund, but to do more than that, which leads me to the point that i want to make, which is that i think th

of the aisle and the administration and so in the spirit that i began, with i'm not suggesting david vitter's plan, which is a great one, by the way, but i'm suggesting some expanded production which is good for american energy independence, good for our economy, and would produce significant new revenue at least when the price of oil gets to a better place more stable place that could be dedicated to the highway trust fund. my question is what's the administration doing to cut to the chase and explore those three categories? >> thank you for your answer. let me answer it directly and also make a point. the administration has put forward a proposal to use pro-growth business tax reform to pay for our up from a structure. what we would basically do is put, in addition to what the gas tax is currently spinning off, it is less than what the highway trust fund needs to be level, but we put another amount of a like amount into our infrastructure to not only replenish the highway trust fund, but to do more than that, which leads me to the point that i want to make, which is that i think there needs

you also had your own senator david vitter a guy you have worked with in the past who is also comingruth is. i campaigned on the promise we were going to it will come out february 27th. they have a continuation budget. folks like to say if you're not growing fast enough you're cutting. they actually look at the reductions of the budget. it's going to be based on the oil revenue. there will be other tax increases. but we have thot raised taxes. we're going to do it again. the important thing is to continue to grow the economy. >> we're running out of time. gene robinson, i know bobby, i like bobby, he's a politician just like i have been a politician. you come on with your talking points, but he's said something that really struck me. we have been talking about how chris christie had eight credit down ratings in new jersey. bobby has just said eight upgrades. talk is cheap, talking points are talking points but you stack louisiana up to new jersey, that's pretty strong in a republican debate. >> that's very strong in a republican debate. you have a better credit rateing, so what does

i think we have a bill that i've been supportive that senator david vitter introduced in the senate, brakes on common core. i think it is important that since the federal government through the obama administration's programs to provide all sorts of money for states to adopt common core, that we should cut off that mup and give the states the flexibility to seat money how they see fit, not how arne duncan sees fit. >> thank you senator. we really appreciate you being here today. we wish you the best of luck and god bless. >> thank you very much. god bless you all. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ america's heart they say our reputation needs a new coat of paint ♪ ♪ and a delicate melody but i said ♪ ♪ i like the bruises because the melody don't mean a thing ♪ ♪ if we don't have the strength to say ♪ ♪ i won't be made to ever feel ashame ed ashamed ♪ ♪ and i'm american made i got american parts ♪ ♪ i got american faith in america's heart ♪ ♪ go on raise the flag ♪ ♪ i got stars in my eyes ♪ ♪ i'm in love with her ♪ ♪ and i won't apologize ♪ ♪ they say that we need changing ♪ ♪ they seem to get it wrong ♪