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nation's gross domestic product. tom wright heads the regional plan association, and has spent 20 years advocating for a revamp of the transportation corridor. >> the entire boston-to- washington economy depends on the free flow of people commerce across the hudson river. and this is the weak point in the entire chain. >> sreenivasan: what do you think the chances are, given that the political climate is uncertain at best? i mean, you feel like you have kind of tailwinds going into this process, but right now, it's just, you know-- if i'm a betting man, i wouldn't bet on anything right now. >> first of all, i think the entire nation understands the need for infrastructure investment. this may be the highest priority for us here in new york, and in the tri-state metropolitan region. but every part of the country, every metropolitanegion and large city has similar projects. and so we're talking about a national program here, not just something focused on the northeast. so, i'm optimist that this is going to happen. >> sreenivasan: his optimism is in part because transportation secretary te buttigeg saw what i did earlier this year. >> this time, for the first time in a long time, we have total alignment between the presi