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Elite whose greed is really destroying the middle class and working class of this country. and that is what we have got to stand up. climate change is a part of that struggle but its not just climate change. >> you introduced a resolution on this with alexander ocasio-cortez. it is not likely to get passed in the republican controlled senate. is that a symbolic effort at this point? >> no, its not and representative bloomen hower was involved in it. i will, i hope, pass the house and we have to ...

This point? >> no, its not and representative bloomen hower was involved in it. i will, i hope, pass the house and we have to put pressure on the senate this is what the issue is. is the future of this planet more important than the short term profits of the fossil fuel industry? do we tolerate a situation where we have a president who is ignoring science who thinks that climate change is a hoax? we are fighting for future generations to live in a healthy and habitable planet and the only way re...

We have to get a crack on the side of the republicans. what we saw with speaker boehner responding, and i thought it was very encouraging that he would say that. remember, president bush said that when to oil prices hit $50 a barrel, they didnt need subsidies anymore. i think you are seeing a perfect storm where we have gas prices going up again. this is an area we have been trying to work on. the president is ramping it up. i personally think that we have got some momentum here and i think ther...

Budgetary issues, we are not going to do anything else until we resolve this issue? >> well, under the ruflts house, the republican majority dictate what goes to the floor. we have opportunities with our motions to recommit, we have opportunities with going to be involved with negotiations teens with the house and the senate to be able to focus on this with our colleagues in the senate. we dont have as many tools since we are not in charge. y i do think there are on i want to speaker boehner giv...

Unnecessary tax breaks to be able to restore some of the crack copi draconian cuts. the president put some of this in his budget proposals he already submitted and i will guarantee you, my friends on the democratic side of the aisle will continue to beat this drum. i -- >> so, congressman, here is the thing. look, i know obviously youre on the right side of this you are the one who in the produced the bill. the president has pushed for this every year he is in office, absolutely have to give him...

Before them. president, as you know, has advanced a series of initiatives dealing with accelerating the savings under health care. he has put this particular item before congress before. from my vantage point, i dont think we want to get into a name-calling effort with republicans. >> i disagree. >> well, thats fine. i am personally working with my colleagues to be able to put this forward with the american public. i dont think name-calling does a lot of good. >> congressman -- >> we are going t...