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Very beginning when i first talked to you about this. its been a really rough couple of months. its been hollywood, media, capitol hill, all of which need to set higher standards, be leaders. we need to make sure were figuring out how this is real for the tip waitress, factory worker, lawyer, nurse, teacher. i have heard pretty horrific stories. the question; how are we going to go forward? i keep saying this. i was back home last week. the stories keep getting more horrific. i have a mother at ...

Chris: i want to talk about that. well talk about reforms in a moment, but lets review what we have seen on capitol hill just recently. excuse me. three members of congress resigned this past week, three more have either settled sex harassment cases or face allegations. congresswoman dingell, how widespread do you think this problem is? ive heard reports that as many as 30 or 40 members of the house and senate may face allegations of sexual harassment. >> im hearing those same rumors. the number...

Chris: i want to talk about that. well talk about reforms in a moment, but lets review what we have seen on capitol hill just recently. excuse me. three members of congress resigned this past week, three more have either settled sex harassment cases or face allegations. congresswoman dingell, how widespread do you think this problem is? ive heard reports that as many as 30 or 40 members of the house and senate may face allegations of sexual harassment. >> im hearing those same rumors. the number...

Chris: i want to talk about that. well talk about reforms in a moment, but lets review what we have seen on capitol hill just recently. excuse me. three members of congress resigned this past week, three more have either settled sex harassment cases or face allegations. congresswoman dingell, how widespread do you think this problem is? ive heard reports that as many as 30 or 40 members of the house and senate may face allegations of sexual harassment. >> im hearing those same rumors. the number...

Divisiveness that you see inside the republican party. there are a lot of republicans who are horrified at what the situation is in alabama. and dont think that we should be electing a pedophile to the united states senate. i dont think we can have a double standard. i dont think this entire issue should be partisan in any way. a dam has broken. im not sure its as real as a lot of people want to say it is because i think we have to make it real for the tip waitress, the factory worker, the lawye...

Tragic night of april 4th, 1968, and told them that martin luther king had just been killed. ill never forget the faces and salutes of the thousands of americans, white and black, lining the route of bobby funeral train, strike witness to the belief this man could unite the purpose of the discarded factory worker and the inner-city youth. the white college students protected by deferments. the lumberjacks defending opposition to gun control. he admitted when he was wrong, like about vietnam, abo...

Of that mind. im wondering the fallout on wall street was like kind of no fall-out like they anticipated this. what do you think? >> yeah, neil, one of the few pieces of legislation that would benefit most americans. whether youre a retiree, a small business owner a factory worker. the tax reform means higher stock prices a stronger stock market which means stronger 401(k) balances and stronger pensions. the other fallout from tax reform means the two plus trillion of cash that companies have pa...

Through investment and infrastructure and also tax reform. but i do believe we have to be careful not to get ahead of ourselves because of the deficit. because of the debt were accumulating. you know, i dont want to leave that up to my children. so we have to be careful in how we do this. >> congressman reed, a speech last week, he was saying to the workers at a factory this tax reform he said its going to be good for you. its not going to be good for me. walk me through sort of the mind-set the...

They are not keeping wages down for the working men and women in america, its just not true economically. you can disagree, im just saying the data doesnt support your disagreement. >> well, i think the data on the wage is down, i dont think anyone would say introducing a large number of workers into the work force doesnt change the levels. >> you have to see where theyre going. picking apples and tomatoes is not the same as wanting to be a factory worker. there are different price points -- >> ...

Factory worker. there are different price point, different skill levels. different wage levels. >> but straining the system and transforming how were living is what americans voted for an america first agenda. again, youre talking about conservative principles that we are arguing for. we did that. the immigration is going down. were having a conversation about no amnesty. you notice that the republican party, some of the guys that are objecting to trumps handling of charlottesville, graham, for ...