Infrastructure development in the US is hampered by excessive regulations and permitting, which drives up costs and delays projects.

“China does. Remarkable how fast they build projects. But we have so many regulations around how we build. So much permitting around how we build. Even if we're going to build over a we have a we have a road, we're going to we're going to redo it, we got to go new permitting.”

The Biden administration's proposed infrastructure bill includes essential investments for economic growth, such as child care and broadband access.

“one of the things that is interesting that is currently included in the bill is for example support for child care well you can already hear having me said that the sort of howls from the right saying that's not infrastructure well isn't it”

Regulatory processes like NEPA have become excessively slow and cumbersome, hindering the efficient construction and renewal of essential infrastructure projects.

“part of the reason why i say that jordan is because the nepa process has become much much larger to the point where it can slow down projects routinely for a decade”