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Lot of influence. but, the reality is that the public is demanding change. and i think you will see change. we have offered six bills to deal with this. the senate is also working on those bills. i think obviously congress doesnt work rapidly in any situation. but this is a thoughtful process that will have long-term implications and i think we are going about it the right way. ainsley: all right. congressman. thank you so much for coming on with us. >> thank you. ainsley: you are welcome. all r...

Republicans wouldnt pass anything. please, somebody tell me, the biggest -- like what landmark bill did barack obama pass in the last six years? nothing. because they shut him down and now the last four years, trump had a tax cut. thats about it. thats about it. so this senate doesnt work, congress doesnt work. it doesnt pass big legislation anymore. thats why republicans win one year, democrats two years later. republicans win two years later. at some point, give the americans a choice. if demo...

The legislative branch is so weak. >> well, put up the list again because these are not the -- johnny isakson is a legislators legislator. he enjoyed legislating. he was never a fire and brim stone guy. shimkus, they are sort of the cogs in the machine, sort of your everyday member of congress. i dont mean it to demean, but the rank and file in a good way. >> congress doesnt work anymore. >> theyre like i cant get anything done anymore. >> also dont underestimate being in the minority to house r...

Address what they now know is a crisis involving kids on the border, why people who support the president have endless appetite for his lies. heres the answer. ugly politics of competing agendas and the avarice for political agenda that puts party before the people. it makes americans believe congress doesnt work, and that they should not expect anything better from congress or even a president. this should have been obvious, unanimous, congress, please do your damn jobs. with that, how about an...

That was supposed to be addressed. and we cant get the right and left to come together, even to say we should not hate on minorities. look, the resolution passed. thats good news. but if you cant get unanimous consent on not bashing jews and muslims and other minorities, what will they ever agree on unanimously? we wonder why you wont get a veto proof margin to oppose an over reach. why people who support the president have endless appetite for his lies. heres the answer. ugly politics of compet...

Whole year from the inauguration through next week, folks got their legs under them just recently. thats appropriate for any new administration and any new legislative leadership. this is rockier and more difficult. looking ahead, the president finally understands that the senate and congress doesnt work for him and the courts dont work for him. congress understands how they should be working with the president. so yes to everything you said about veterans. god bless them. thank them for their s...

>> he clearly didnt learn his lesson from his incident with comey. you would think, he would say, maybe i shouldnt ask people to be dropping investigations. >> thats the executive branch, comey works for him. >> there are statutes against obstructing a federal investigation. i dont work for congress at all. that would be a crime. you cant just say, congress doesnt work for me. he cant obstruct them, he can saying you want it to be over -- >> i didnt interrupt you. >> we have run out of innocent ...

When roy blount, whos a sound savvy guy says, i didnt see anything sinister in this. the senate is alieu allowed to say whatever he wants. let it end. i dont want this, i dont want that. hes proven hes not a dictator, he has to live with a congress and a judiciary. >> it seems hes still trying. >> yes. >> he loves to persuade people. >> he clearly didnt learn his lesson from his incident with comey. when he said to him, let the flynn thing go, and look where that got him. you would think, he wou...

Have as equally big egos. and they dont work for you. congress doesnt work for you. its a civic misunderstanding of the separation of powers here in washington and how you get things done. >> and this is totally different. hes buying. you can say hes not going to buy. im dont buy, you will be poor. he doesnt pay bills. now, he is asking people to do stuff for him. >> heres the thing. he doesnt have the power. he doesnt have the knowledge of the city to cower people. when senators walked into geo...

Problem is that trump has not been able to demonstrate thus far that he can protect you, either. we start at the beginning, look at all the different people that hes fired. even if i am a trump loyalist. even if i think that russia is absolutely flimsy nonsense and createddy bsh -- >> hence the pardon talk. >> hes got to be able to provide some more support for the people who are willing to take bullets for him and right now hes not that good a shield. >> his entire life, hes a 72-year-old man, ...