And that was where I do think it helped to have a president who spent as much time as he did … The infrastructure bill was proclaimed dead many times in the summer of 2021 before it got done. … from the jaws of defeat. The word gatekeeper gets used a lot for White House staff. I don't think that's unfair. I would also say, though, that I don't say that's new. (49:12–49:23)
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Asserts that the infrastructure bill was considered dead multiple times before being passed in 2021.
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