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The legislative body to change the law or the constitution. why give an opinion on whether they are right or wrong? in the end of the day, they did what they did. thats the law of the land unless people in te lekted branches try to change it. >> the governor is clearly side-stepping the issue. does this present a problem for the gop? >> i think -- to the majority are of americans, birth control is not a controversial issue. 9 of 10 americans do not think there is anything immoral about birth con...

>> governor, it is not just the infrastructure. they are just refusing to move and take action in any number of issues. the president talked about it today. listen. >> so far this year, republicans in congress are have blocked or voted down every serious idea to strengthen the middle class. not ideas that are unique to me. you know, this isnt obama bridge. its keys bridge. but the republicans said no to raisinging the minimum wage. no to fair pay. they have said no to extending unemployment insu...

Michael capuano, democrat of massachusetts, and former pennsylvania governor ed rendel. thank you for being here. >> thanks. >> our pleasure, ed. >> congressman, you are on the house transportation & infrastructure committee. do your republican colleagues want the to are prevent the construction projects just dont exist? >> everybody want it is ps the . it is the question of whether or not you are willing to pay. ronald reagan raised the gas tax twice. eisenhower, twice. reagan more than doubled...

The congressman said it. there is insanity that all government spending is bad. there is wasteful government spending but there is important and useful government spending and the key is to discern the difference between them. something like infrastructure is vitally needed. minimum wage, obviously. the american people are strongly in favor of those things. weve got to get politicians who can get beyond ideology and do something to inare vest in the growth of this country. if we did infrastructu...

Snowden has done several things at once. i think hes released certain information that has produced a valuable political debate. thats what his father wants people to focus on. thats accurate. at the same time, he leaked other information to do with specific surveillance information on russia and china which there is no clear public interest in having been a release of. even if you have good reason to do certain things, theres good reason to know what you do about top secret administration. >> w...

>> former pennsylvania governor ed rendel. business insider, josh barro. senior correspondent, anna palmer and bloomberg view analyst, john. i want to quickly go back to p.j. crowley on this. i think the term diplomatic crisis is too easy to throw around. this is obviously a very awkward situation for the u.s. government as well as governments around the world who now are dealing with an egypt that is completely in flux. we dont know whos in charge. >> well, its very, very important to the futur...

For the u.s. senate. >> gretchen: some people might be startled to look at where you are in the polls. you never have run for state wide office and look at this. bob casey 48 percent. tom smith 45 percent x. ed rendel former governor a former governor said this. >> our vores are not reliable as the republican voters regardless of the enthusiasm gap especially they feel republicans turn out well and sneak over the finish line and do a startling upset. i believe that is a possibly. >> ed rendell b...

Reproduced. >> that was one of the biggest issues of the summit, indeed. well, thanks so much congressman, come back soon. appreciate your coming on today. >> youre welcome, andrea. new numbers today as we have been pointing out that the budget deficit as now reached a new all time highway, set to reach $1.5 trillion before the end of the year. that could put a dent in the presidents big plans for more spending. with us now nbc political analyst, ed rendel. late night and early morning for man...

But look, we ought to have gun control. if you poll the american people now about having clips that contain more than ten bullets, most will say we need to restrict them. no one needs a magazine with 33 bullets in it to protect their home. no one does. its clear as the nose on your face. we have got to seize the momentum. i think the president should have -- he shouldnt have made it the centerpiece of his speech, but he should have said in referencing the green family, in referencing the mr. her...