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Successfully with an executive and with the senate with a different tradition and history. what they are saying is we want what we want. and they are taking an opportunity to make themselves more than they are collectively. thats fine. but like the congressman ribble said, the only person he wants holding his card are the voters back home. nobody is going home to their district and hearing about rules reform. it doesnt come up. >> absolutely. >> its a sugar coating on something they want. >> suz...

The president is willing to talk, the republican leadership is willing to talk, great news, maybe great media, but not good for this country. >> well, that is what i have been worrying about, too. thank you, congressman ribble and schrader, thank you very much. well be right back..

Republican representative jim renacci of ohio and congressman reid ribble. gentlemen, thanks for being here. im sure you knew they were going to watch you on the campaign trail, and it could wind up in an ad. but, congressman ribble, did you expect them to be taking video of your home, of your family? >> no, not at all. i mean, i think it really crosses a line of just political decorum, as it were. i think its fair game for people, trackers or the other party or opposition to tape you when youre...

Megyn: but theyre trying to show youre a rich guy, that you cant relate to regular americans. look at your fancy home, theyre trying to paint you as out of touch. >> well, megyn, they should film the home i grew up in. i came from a middle class union, democrat, blue-collar family. it was a four-room home, and i would hope they would show anywhere in america theres opportunity. and i stress that all the time. and its great that i think anyone in america can have that opportunity. but as congress...

Nice to have you here with us tonight. thank you for your time, sir. >> thank you, rachel. >> appreciate it. karen, in terms of what congressman ribble was just talking about there, when you were in the clinton white house, of course, one of the things you were talking about earlier is how important the next thing is that the president does after the state of the union, in terms of making the message sink in. congressman ribble there saying he would like a softer tone from the president towards ...

But that doesnt happen by accident. the it happens because government is there to provide the roads and the bridges and the railways and the infrastructure and the internet and all of the science and investment that we invest so that businesses can thrive and grow, and so we can develop new technologies and be able to conquer the diseases that have been intractable. all that is made possible when government is working in partnership with the private sector. that was a part of the presidents mess...

Ronald reagan tonight. lets turn now to congressman reid ribble of wisconsin. he is a republican in his first term. congressman, we feel lucky to have you tonight. thank you for being with us. >> rachael, im glad to be here. thank you. >> ezra klein is our resident wonk, and he has a wonk question for you. so im going to hand thing over to ezra. >> hey, good evening. >> governor daniels speech was mostly about debt. and one of the points he made is that the debt has run up quite a bit under pres...

It happens because government is there to provide the roads and the bridges and the railways and the infrastructure and the internet and all of the science and investment that we invest so that businesses can this riv and grow, and so we can develop new technologies and be able to concur diseases that have been intractable. all that is made possible when government is working in partnership with the private sector. that was a part of the presidents message tonight. >> white house senior adviser,...

The president. >> congressman ribble, one of the intangibles the president talked about tonight was the temperature in washington. this idea that the parties have to be locked in mortal combat all the time. does that, as a first-term congressman, as someone who was elected in 2010 when republicans did so well, does that call resonate with you at all? do you think thats at all possible? >> well, i think its possible. rachel, you know, some of the bickering happens a little bit above my my grade. ...

Spoke of. i think thats a step in the right direction. i was encouraged by his all-in type of energy policy. i would agree with that. so, yeah, i think there are some things that we certainly could reach for and work together with the president. >> congressman ribble, one of the intangibles the president talked about tonight was the temperature in washington. this idea that the parties have to be locked in mortal combat all the time. does that, as a first-term congressman, as someone who was ele...