MSNBC asks if the Trump administration has accomplished with its Department of Transportation, and whether Americans are better off because of those efforts.
The panel in the video doesn't include anyone from the U.S. Department of Transportation, but it includes experts like Jeff Davis of the Eno Center for Transportation and Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-New Jersey). The latter serves as a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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