This week Beth Osborne of T4America and Kevin DeGood of The Center for American Progress join us to discuss infrastructure and the new administration. We talk about the budget process -- "skinny" or "thick"? -- the possible benefits and drawbacks of public-private partnerships, and the difference between funding and financing.
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