 The Tidal Basin is a place that many Americans and folks from around the world come to enjoy spring. This is the absolute most beautiful thing to see during springtime. This is truly America's front yard and I'm really proud of this place, but it is painful to see it being loved to death. The seawalls are crumbling. The seawalls in some places have even collapsed. There are cracks in the sidewalk and in some places it's completely blocked and you're forced into walking on the roots of the cherry trees, which means that they constantly have to be replaced. This is our national mall. It's the place where we celebrate our democracy. It needs to be here in a hundred years and it needs to be in the best shape that it can be.