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Mass shootings under both administrations. >> republicans for years now ive doug in and on the vetting of the nra. the gun lobby gets tons of dollars to republican candidates and spend millions and millions against democrats like me that get an f and stood up to the nra. we cant get anything done in the senate because mitch mcconnell, president of united states, are in bed with a gun lobby. theres a lot of things we can work on to make this work better. guns are big part of it. mental health ser...

And kirsten gillibrand at 8. >> no question in all the screaming and shouting and food fight going on, she was standing out because she was talking in a very unique voice in severalererments and shes also not just on the debate stage. i was in iowa a couple of weeks ago and spotted a billboard in the east village and it has that slogan on it. its says turning love into a political force. shes out there campaigning somewhat. look, i think im not exactly sure what shes up to. shes probably not lik...

When we saw the massive tax breaks for the rich. >> charles: under the obama administration, when we didnt have one single year anywhere near 3% gdp for the entire year. wages plummeted badly. people say he inherited a mess, too. he was lucky. economics 101. it should have come back historically and didnt. so its a tough situation. well have this conversation more and more. i appreciate you joining us on this memorial day special. thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> charles: infrastructure or...

Can govern and hold this white house to account. >> weve been into wednesday for several hours. lets go into where its still election day in los angeles, california. lawrence odonnell, how about, would you like the last word for this hour? >> just to pick up on the discussion of what the democrats will be able to do at the house of representatives. the number one thing they will be able to do is stop the madness. they will not be in a position to legislate. theres no conceivable immigration deal...

Significant they are. i wonder if we are so living in the moment, forget the ramifications, i want this now >> and there is a feeling there is something wrong with a congress that spends time debating things. we call it gridlock and that is a bad thing. but the system was set-up to be at odds with itself. the more they are deliberated and hashed out and argued out the wiser the results. you dont fear slow action. you fear immediate, hasty action. >> i think the problem a lot of americans see is ...

you have the vest on there to make sure that everyone can see you and make sure that they know that youre not part of the construction project. but you can tell us all about it. kareen? >> reporter: yeah, i cant believe you noticed this very, very conservative vest. well, fred, i have to tell you, as someone who lives here in southern california, i take the 405 all the time. this is definitely, definitely eerie to see. no cars on the roadway. this is something that is so unprecedented,...

>> we cant even-- >> you want to reform medicare, change government. the president has a plan, i think filled with holes, but basically to keep the sort of mandate and infrastructure in place. and ryan has a plan to take away the infrastructure and i think to preserve medicare for people who need it and the american people want to deal with it, they will vote republicans in and the democrats out and thats about as simple as it goes. >> and its at the very least, 2013 issue, right? its punted to ...