Thunder on the left: AOC wants $10 trillion over 10 years for infrastructure plan

What they're saying: "The vision that President Biden and the administration has laid out ... has surprised a lot of us in a positive way," the congresswoman said.

• "The scope of it is really encouraging — except, I think, the how. That $2.2 trillion, $2.25 over eight years, I have serious concerns that it's not enough to realize the very inspiring vision that Biden has advanced," she continued.

When asked whether the House should grow the bill before it goes to the Senate, Ocasio-Cortez replied: "Absolutely."

If we could wave a magic wand, and progressives in the House were able to name any number and get it through — which obviously isn't the case, but if we're looking at ideals ... we're talking about, realistically, $10 trillion over 10 years.