Do I think there was anything wrong with it? Absolutely not. I told the truth, and we've got to be able to speak the truth about race without someone pointing their finger and saying, you're racist.
Ed Rendell asserts that his comments about race were truthful and should not be labeled as racist.
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You insulate the infrastructure bank from political pressure, like the BRAC Commission, which by and large works pretty well.
I for a Democrat am probably the strongest advocate for public/private partnerships in the country.
But I go to too many hearings on the question of infrastructure and transportation, and nothing significant gets done. Nothing significant gets done.
You all know the impact of infrastructure spending. DOT and other experts estimate that for every billion dollars of infrastructure spending, 25,000 well-paying jobs are created.