Obama Congratulates His Administration For Building New New York Bridge

"Here's the thing -- this never happens. You are building this bridge ahead of schedule. Three years ago after Republicans in Congress refused to pass multiple bills that would have put construction crews back to work, I took action on my own to fast-track the permitting process for major projects like this one. Normally, it would take three to five years to permit this bridge. We did it in a year and a half. In a year and a half. That meant we were creating thousands of jobs faster while doing right by workers and tending to the environment. The vice president is in Cleveland today at another project we fast-tracked, the rapid transit stations which will make life easier for a lot of residents there. So today we're releasing a new plan to apply the same strategy to projects all across America. We're announcing 11 more projects to accelerate."