WE HAVE LATEST READ HOW MUCH
THEY HAVE IN STORAGE AT 10:30
THIS MORNING THAT COULD AFFECT
THE $58 PRICE.
>> IMMIGRATION PUSH, I SAY THERE
IS REASONABLE SHOT AT IS A DEAL.
LISTEN TO CHARLES SCHUMER.
ROLL TAPE.
>> IF WE CAN COME UP WITH A
BIPARTISAN COMPROMISE, LOOKS
LIKE IT IS IN THE BALLPARK OF
60, LET IT RIP.
LET'S GO.
STUART: LET IT RIP.
MARK SHORT WHITE HOUSE
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS DIRECTOR.
MARC, THE PRESIDENT SEEMS TO BE
ABSOLUTELY DETERMINED ON ONE
THING, THAT IS THE WALL.
IS THAT A NON-NEGOTIATING
POSITION?
>> WELL, STUART THANKS FOR
HAVING ME.
I THINK THE PRESIDENT IS SINCERE
NOT JUST ABOUT THE WALL BUT
FIXING THIS PROGRAM ONCE AND FOR
ALL.
WE'RE TRYING TO AVOID A
SHORT-TERM SOLUTION WHICH
CONGRESS DOES KICKING THE CAN
DOWN THE ROAD AND HAVING AND
BADE APPROACH.
AS YOU WERE SEEING IN THE INTRO,
BORDER SECURITY AND PRIORITIZING
THE NUCLEAR FAMILY AND KEEPING
ALLOWANCES TO SPOUSES AND
CHILDREN AS FAR AS THOSE BROUGHT
IN.
NOT EXTENDED FAMILY AS YOU'RE
COMMENTING ON.
NOT THE DIVERSITY LOTTERY
PROGRAM.
STUART: IS THAT A POSITION THAT
WON'T CHANGE.
>> IT IS, STUART.
WE DON'T WANT TO BE BACK IN THE
SAME PLACE COUPLE YEARS NOW.
IF CONGRESS DOES A BANDAID
APPROACH WE WILL HAVE THE SAME
CONVERSATION IN COUPLE OF YEARS.
THESE ARE SOLUTIONS WE NEED TO
FIX THE PROBLEM FOR THE LONGER
TERM.
THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS WE NEED
TO ADDRESS, E-VERIFY, AG WORKERS
WE ARE ANXIOUS TO DO.
WE FEEL LIKE THAT BEGINS TO PULL
APART THE COALITIONS.
WE'LL DEAL WITH THAT AT A LATER
POINT.
STUART: I DON'T THINK THERE IS
60 VOTES IN THE SENATE TO BUILD
THE WALL, END CHAIN MIGRATION,
1.8 MILLION "DREAMERS" CAN STAY.
I DON'T THINK THERE IS SIX TIP
VOTES FOR THAT.
>> I THINK, STUART, WE'LL FIND
OUT THAT SOON ENOUGH.
THE PRESIDENT YIELDED
SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE DEMOCRATS
ON SIZE.
WE STARTED AT 690,000 DACA
PERMIT-HOLDERS.
WE EXPANDED WHERE DEMOCRATS WANT
IN EXCHANGE FOR SOLUTION WE'RE
ASKING FOR.
AMERICAN PEOPLE SUPPORT THE
SOLUTION BY 70%, EACH OF THOSE
FOUR PILLARS.
WE CERTAINLY HOPE DEMOCRATS COME
ON BOARD.
STUART: DO YOU THINK WE ARE
CLOSER TO A DEAL?
>> YOU KNOW, STUART, I FIND IT
INTERESTING THAT DEMOCRATS FOR
MONTHS SAID THEY WOULD SHUT DOWN
THE GOVERNMENT UNTIL DACA WAS
SOLVED, WHEN WE TRIED TO MOVE TO
THE BILL, SENATE DEMOCRATS
OBJECTED BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T
READY TO.
WE DO FIND IRONY WILLING TO STOP
PAYMENT TO TROOPS, STOP FUNDING
A LOT OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES
OVER DEBATE ON WHEN THEY WEREN'T
READY TO ACTUALLY MOVE TO IT.
SO WE'RE ANXIOUS TO BEGIN
HAVINGMENTS ON THE FLOOR THIS
WEEK.
WE THINK THERE WILL BE A
FAST-MOVING PROCESS.
THE NEXT 72 HOURS SHOULD HAVE
LOT OF DEBATE ON THESE ISSUES.
STUART: MARC, CAN YOU EXPLAIN
HOW THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN
WORKS TO ME.
THE STATES IN PARTICULAR.
SOME STATES WHICH DON'T HAVE ANY
MONEY BUT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO
PONY UP MONEY TO MATCH SOME
FEDERAL MONEY THAT GOES IN.
NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, THEY DON'T
HAVE ANY SPARE CASH.
HOW WILL THEY PARTAKE IN THE
PROGRAM.
>> STUART, A COUPLE THINGS, ONE
THAT IS GETTING YOU KNOW
REPORTED WE'RE LOOKING TO
STREAMLINE THE PERMITTING
PROCESS BECAUSE IN MANY CASES
THESE PROJECTS ARE DELAYED AND
FAR MORE EXPENSIVE.
STUART: FORGIVE ME FOR
INTERRUPTING, I DO APOLOGIZE
ABOUT THAT THAT IS ONE OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT PARTS ABOUT
SPEEDING UP THE PROGRAM.
THAT DOESN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION
ABOUT THE MONEY.
SUPPOSE YOU HAVE A BILLION
DOLLAR PROJECT IN NEW JERSEY,
FOR EXAMPLE.
THE FEDS CHUCK IN 100 MILLION.
YOU HAVE GOT 900 MILLION YOU
STILL HAVE TO FIND.
IS THE STATE GOING TO COME UP
WITH THAT?
IS PRIVATE ENTERPRISE GOING TO
COME UP WITH THAT?
UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES?
>> THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION,
STUART IS BOTH.
WE ARE NOT FORCING STATES TO
PONY UP DOLLARS.
WE'LL OFFER YOU FEDERAL DOLLARS
THAT WILL ENTICE PRIVATE
INVESTMENT TO COME ALONGSIDE TO
MATCH IT.
YES, WE ARE ASKING STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO SAY IF WE
PUT FORTH FEDERAL DOLLARS YOU
SHOULD HAVE SKIN IN THE GAME,
THAT WILL SPUR ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT.
STUART: WE DON'T HAVE IT.
>> YOU MENTIONED THE CASE WHERE
THEY ARE IN FEDERAL BUDGETS.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS
$20 TRILLION IN DEBT.
IT IS NOT FAIR FOR TAXPAYERS TO
SWALLOW ENTIRE BILL.
STUART: THAT COULD BE A KILLER,
COULDN'T IT?
WHERE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS
ARE MOST REQUIRED, NEW JERSEY,
NEW YORK, I KNOW THIS WELL, THEY
DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.
THEY MIGHT NOT GET THE
INFRASTRUCTURE BUILT?
>> I THINK MANY CASES THEY WILL
GET PRIVATE INVESTMENT TO COME
ALONGSIDE THE PROJECTS.
STUART: IF I'M A PRIVATE GUY,
AND I'M PONYING UP MONEY FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, HOW WILL
I GET MY MONEY BACK?
>> MANY CASES YOU SEE SOME
PROJECTS ACROSS THE MIDWEST
THERE IS REVENUE FROM SAY TOLL
ROADS AND OTHER PROJECTS THAT
COME IN.
WE THINK THERE IS SIGNIFICANT
OPPORTUNITY.
THAT PRIVATE INVESTMENT WILL