New Hampshire, Phoenix Locals Mock Biden’s Heated Sidewalks, ‘Footbridge Going Nowhere:’ ‘Is This a Joke?’

WATTERS Tonight we re ░░░░░░░░ the money Primetime s ░░░░░░░░ into where Biden infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ bucks are going continues ░░░░░░░░ week we showed you ░░░░░░░░ first project heated sidewalks ░░░░░░░░ and itty bitty New ░░░░░░░░ town 20 million for ░░░░░░░░ sidewalks The town wasn ░░░░░░░░ that thrilled Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ 1 We do not ░░░░░░░░ heated sidewalks on main ░░░░░░░░ There s hardly any ░░░░░░░░ there MAN 1 The ░░░░░░░░ could probably be used ░░░░░░░░ something more beneficial WOMAN ░░░░░░░░ It s the stupidest ░░░░░░░░ they ever came up ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends WATTERS This ░░░░░░░░ we went across the ░░░░░░░░ to check out his ░░░░░░░░ project a 25 million ░░░░░░░░ to nowhere He s ░░░░░░░░ Arizona all that cash ░░░░░░░░ put a footbridge over ░░░░░░░░ dried up river There ░░░░░░░░ nothing around it There ░░░░░░░░ a few warehouses a ░░░░░░░░ of hiking trails and ░░░░░░░░ empty lots So why ░░░░░░░░ they building it Well ░░░░░░░░ mayor says this bridge ░░░░░░░░ make Phoenix the birdwatching ░░░░░░░░ of America Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ Our state ranks third ░░░░░░░░ the nation for birdwatching ░░░░░░░░ this is one of ░░░░░░░░ premiere locations I have ░░░░░░░░ tell you many of ░░░░░░░░ fellow mayors are jealous ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends WATTERS Not ░░░░░░░░ single mayor is jealous ░░░░░░░░ your 25 million birdwatching ░░░░░░░░ to nowhere Not a ░░░░░░░░ one But it s ░░░░░░░░ just the birds You ░░░░░░░░ Phoenix has plenty bridges ░░░░░░░░ that river plenty but ░░░░░░░░ one is different This ░░░░░░░░ is equitable Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ This project addresses so ░░░░░░░░ of our shared priorities ░░░░░░░░ and equity The south ░░░░░░░░ community predominantly black and ░░░░░░░░ communities have dealt with ░░░░░░░░ investment being overburdened and ░░░░░░░░ Where nature and human ░░░░░░░░ serve to divide in ░░░░░░░░ past this bridge will ░░░░░░░░ what transportation is all ░░░░░░░░ which is to connect ░░░░░░░░ ends WATTERS I didn ░░░░░░░░ know Phoenix blacks and ░░░░░░░░ were such avid birdwatchers ░░░░░░░░ the existing whites only ░░░░░░░░ weren t allowing them ░░░░░░░░ sneak a peek at ░░░░░░░░ through their little binoculars ░░░░░░░░ million later problem solved ░░░░░░░░ talked to some folks ░░░░░░░░ Arizona to see if ░░░░░░░░ re as excited as ░░░░░░░░ are Clip starts Reporter ░░░░░░░░ s the worst part ░░░░░░░░ living in Arizona MAN ░░░░░░░░ Everybody moving to Arizona ░░░░░░░░ 2 It s all ░░░░░░░░ Californians moving here MAN ░░░░░░░░ The heat I think ░░░░░░░░ will agree It s ░░░░░░░░ in the summer Reporter ░░░░░░░░ do you think the ░░░░░░░░ needs right now MAN ░░░░░░░░ A border that works ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden is not ░░░░░░░░ to give you the ░░░░░░░░ but he is giving ░░░░░░░░ a brand new footbridge ░░░░░░░░ s in the middle ░░░░░░░░ nowhere MAN 4 It ░░░░░░░░ an absolute waste of ░░░░░░░░ WOMAN 1 It s ░░░░░░░░ not a place that ░░░░░░░░ would have recommended that ░░░░░░░░ build a footbridge MAN ░░░░░░░░ Probably like most programs ░░░░░░░░ that type a gigantic ░░░░░░░░ of money the proverbial ░░░░░░░░ to nowhere MAN 2 ░░░░░░░░ don t think that ░░░░░░░░ the smartest decision with ░░░░░░░░ money Joe Biden has ░░░░░░░░ done the smartest decisions ░░░░░░░░ my opinion Reporter The ░░░░░░░░ of Phoenix said other ░░░░░░░░ will be jealous of ░░░░░░░░ footbridge WOMAN 1 I ░░░░░░░░ jealousy around a footbridge ░░░░░░░░ a big stretch I ░░░░░░░░ say Reporter According to ░░░░░░░░ this will be one ░░░░░░░░ the best birdwatching spots ░░░░░░░░ the country MAN 1 ░░░░░░░░ MAN 4 I don ░░░░░░░░ see many birds Reporter ░░░░░░░░ you know any birdwatchers ░░░░░░░░ WOMAN 1 I don ░░░░░░░░ hang around birdwatchers too ░░░░░░░░ MAN w Never watched ░░░░░░░░ Reporter Phoenix has plenty ░░░░░░░░ bridges in that same ░░░░░░░░ but Pete Buttigieg was ░░░░░░░░ He says those bridges ░░░░░░░░ kind of racist This ░░░░░░░░ bridge will be equitable ░░░░░░░░ 4 Okay WOMAN 1 ░░░░░░░░ ve never thought of ░░░░░░░░ piece of concrete or ░░░░░░░░ or metal to be ░░░░░░░░ MAN 1 I don ░░░░░░░░ know how an inanimate ░░░░░░░░ can be racist MAN ░░░░░░░░ Is this a joke ░░░░░░░░ No He really said ░░░░░░░░ Wow MAN 5 No ░░░░░░░░ what he s talking ░░░░░░░░ Not a clue What ░░░░░░░░ a bridge have to ░░░░░░░░ with racism Reporter How ░░░░░░░░ do you think that ░░░░░░░░ is going to cost ░░░░░░░░ 4 Probably design probably ░░░░░░░░ 000 but with our ░░░░░░░░ government involved probably 5 ░░░░░░░░ Reporter 25 million MAN ░░░░░░░░ Rounding error MAN 2 ░░░░░░░░ million sounds like a ░░░░░░░░ of money to spend ░░░░░░░░ a bridge MAN 5 ░░░░░░░░ million for people to ░░░░░░░░ birds I think that ░░░░░░░░ a little bit excessive ░░░░░░░░ If you were in ░░░░░░░░ what would you do ░░░░░░░░ that money MAN 1 ░░░░░░░░ d first direct it ░░░░░░░░ securing our southern border ░░░░░░░░ 6 Now we have ░░░░░░░░ more criminals coming in ░░░░░░░░ they have an open ░░░░░░░░ system MAN 3 I ░░░░░░░░ I would use the ░░░░░░░░ to provide more resources ░░░░░░░░ kids in need MAN ░░░░░░░░ I would help the ░░░░░░░░ help the immigrants WOMAN ░░░░░░░░ We have a lot ░░░░░░░░ crumbling streets throughout the ░░░░░░░░ of Phoenix that could ░░░░░░░░ some patching some repair ░░░░░░░░ widening MAN 2 Helping ░░░░░░░░ veterans We don t ░░░░░░░░ that enough here I ░░░░░░░░ that should be number ░░░░░░░░ priority MAN 7 Small ░░░░░░░░ have been taking hits ░░░░░░░░ know 25 million could ░░░░░░░░ there too MAN 8 ░░░░░░░░ you ran a business ░░░░░░░░ the government spends money ░░░░░░░░ d be upside down ░░░░░░░░ out of business MAN ░░░░░░░░ The government isn t ░░░░░░░░ to make money They ░░░░░░░░ here to spend our ░░░░░░░░ And these little pet ░░░░░░░░ that politicians have to ░░░░░░░░ people feel good is ░░░░░░░░ benefiting us Not really ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ of a huge waste ░░░░░░░░ resources.”
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