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Against it so i think reality said this was not going to get through this year. >> two other issues. >> very quickly, when lindsey graham bailed on it, that killed it. you have the rust belt and burdened house democrats not having walked the plank already not wanting to go -- >> we have the move and wrap up quickly. two issues together that happened this week. charlie rangels ethics issues and immigration lawsuit. politically, will these be two issues that are part of the october campaign argume...

This and the president is making the case that health indiana reform in fact is going to be a job booster because it will allow employers to suddenly say, you know what, we know what the future holds and invest in hiring more people. >> i dont think people believe that. >> chris: when we come back, we will discuss a bad week for democrats on ethics issues. plus, election day in iraq. what is at stake for that country and for american troops country and for american troops on the grounununununun

Thousand make excuses about the weather when it comes to jobs when that turns out not to be the case and there is only so many excuses that he can make. >> unemployment was stable this week. wall street was up. looks like we hit the bottom of this and the president is making the case that health indiana reform in fact is going to be a job booster because it will allow employers to suddenly say, you know what, we know what the future holds and invest in hiring more people. >> i dont think people ...

Million-dollar contribution to the rangel center attached to city college and some questions about his financial disclosure forms and taxes and four rent controlled amounts in harlem. ethics committee has to come back on all of those things. we are seeing the beginning for charlie rangel. >> shannon: he has successfully deflected a numbers of accusations and charges up to this point. what is it that finally led from democratic leadership that its time. >> midterm elections being a few months off...

This and the president is making the case that health indiana reform in fact is going to be a job booster because it will allow employers to suddenly say, you know what, we know what the future holds and invest in hiring more people. >> i dont think people believe that. >> chris: when we come back, we will discuss a bad week for democrats on ethics issues. plus, election day in iraq. what is at stake for that country and for american troops on the ground. in for strong bones, i take calcium. but...

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>> you then have to ask the question, why, if they had this information that they think is incredibly relevant to the house investigation would they not invite adam schiff along with devin nunes and say -- >> why not pick up the phone and say lets get chairman nunes on the grounds of the white house asap. >> and beyond that, if he was given information to say, i cant hoelld this information, goes to ethics issues involving chairman nunes. why didnt he see his first responsibility as his responsi...

Like this idea of an independent agency monitoring them on ethics issues. i think leo is right. it wasnt just a jack abramoff issue but in the abramoff we had 21 officials convicted of bribery and charges an the ethics committee sat on the sidelines during the process. it was a big embarrassment to the committee. to underscore leos point, any inspector the general has to have three things, the ability to compel testimony, independence, independence in terms of when to initie an investigation, re...

Welcome back to "hardball." democrats promised to drain the swamp in congress when they gained control in 2006. now the party faces two ethics trial for veteran house members. is this a problem for the midterm elections? obviously it is. this is a member of the appropriations committee and chairs the congressional urban congress. congressman, thank you for joining us. this is a tricky topic. i dont know anyone who wants to talk about it. least of all who know charlie rangel. nobody likes ethics ...