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high profits. and all companies would keep $45 billion of tax breaks. and all this paid for by gutting the safety net. and actually raising taxes on the middle class. under ryans budget, middle class families with kids would pay $2,000 more in taxes. its an ideology that ensures billionaires wont pay their fair share. and top republicans love it. listen to them this past weekend. >> we havent talked about fundamental tax reform. and ill tell you the most important tax reform, we should...

this land? >> theres nothing complex. >> the politicians were watching this. democrats in particular. >> harry reid gets on a horse and saddles up and goes to his own version of the okay corral. >> they were the ones ratcheting this up. >> there are many who say this is about freedom. >> why are liberals actually blaming me for this standoff? >> this is something that has to do with just protecting the integrity of our land and the freedom of our people. >> theres nothing complex. >> i...

February right after the mid terms in early 2015. i dont buy that. i think democrats across the country, liberals across the country, they want a fighter. and they want to get in this fight. joining me our response panel, zerlina maxwell of the grillo.com and talk and media consultant with us, holland, its a statement thats old and outdated, its called out of the box. im going to use the term "unconventional." if hillary clinton isnt going complete to running, why wouldnt joe biden throw his hat...

Though. >> democrats keep the heat on congressman darrell issa. >> the house of representatives strongly condemns the offensive and disrespectful manner in which chairman darrell e. issa conducted the hearing and requires that he come to the well of the house to issue a public apology. >> he doesnt deserve to be chair. >> close it down. >> joining me tonight, congressman matt cartwright of pennsylvania. congressman, good to have you with us. the democrats are looking for an apology. and then, of...

It, correct? >> let me tell you how important it is. nebraska had the girl scouts put together a consumer complaint, and they went after the governor who had okd the x.l. and all of a sudden, the trial court says, no, were not going to do that. now its going up on appeal. so all of a sudden there -- transcanada has to be able to say this to this administration that there is an approved route. right now as we speak, there snow approved route for the pipeline. ed, very important new an here, okay....

World market. make no mistake. this is not for domestic use, ed. this is not going to help us with our oil supply. >> so congresswoman, i want to focus quickly on the politics of this. are more democrats going to put their name on the line to tell the president dont do this? >> i do believe that we will. in fact, weve had letters that have had more than -- than we put in. people wanted to get on this letter. we wanted to get it out quickly. i think the numbers going -- and were also seeing on th...

Thing with the tea party. the tea party leaders are plummeting in the polls and the ex-senator is in a spiral of denial. >> i got involved in senate race when i was in the senate, but not atsenate. but here at heritage, were not political. >> youre seen as one of the backers, one of the intellectual god fathers of the tea party. >> you cant say one is tea party and the other is not. >> come on, senator. >> im called senator tea party and ive never been part of a tea party in my life. ive been to...

Tonight. >> thank, ed. >> what was the tone of what was being said at that event? >> ceo of trans canada tried to project a sense of inevitability. much of the capacity has already been sold, so you referenced his shareholders earlier and certainly he wants to calm their nerves. but at this major conference, he also has many of his customers. the companies that actually extract the crude oil from the ground. theyre nervous, so he wants to calm them down and let them know this is going to happen....

Trust. >> yeah, that makes sense. thank you both for your time. were going to turn to telling you to remember to answer tonights question. you can share your thoughts on twitter and facebook. coming up, a former female presidential candidate hopeful. the rapid response panel weighs in on michelle bachmans latest dig on hillary clinton. the texas governor has been making the media rounds. trenders is up next on that. where in the world is ed shultz? >> this is ed shultz coming to you from the...

There come out and run a campaign against workers making this decision for themselves. i mean, it really has gone farther than let the companies decide, let the workers decide there is a culture here of race to the bottom. i mean, low wage jobs may mean more jobs, but it doesnt mean more prosperity. >> let me talk to you about the politics of that. i always get your e-mails, and i talked to you before when working for democrats. you know how this stuff plays out. is there an angle here for democ...