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Office for protesting the vietnam war. cecil richards is no stranger to controversy. as a activist of planned parentho parenthood, and shes got a new book just published about her life appropriately titled "make trouble." please welcome cecil richards in the house on "the van jones show." welcome, welcome. >> thank you. >> well, first of all i actually read the book. >> im so honored. >> and more importantly i audio booked it, so i actually heard you read the whole book. >> with my texas accent ...

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Experiences. she joins me now. "make trouble, standing up, speaking out and finding the courage to lead." congratulations on the book. it is great to see you here. >> good to see you, too. >> what is your mission now? as youve written in the book anned a you see yourself somewhat freed from the obligations of -- >> the day to day -- >> day to day obligations of running an organization. youre your own person in every way now. >> ive been so proud to be at planned parenthood for 12 years. we have ...

Million members, which is more than twice the size of the national rifle association. so im feeling good about that. >> this book i think will broaden peoples understanding about your activist chops and your organizing chops. it makes me think that you would be -- this makes me think youre going to run for office. are you going run for office? >> dont have any plans to run for office. but i learned early on never to say never. but i am completely focused on making sure that we elect every single...

Are leaving planned parenthood right now. will you hold on for a moment and ill ask you those questions when we come back? >> sure. >> cecile richards is our guest. her new book is "make trouble." well be right back.

Million members, which is more than twice the size of the national rifle association. so im feeling good about that. >> this book i think will broaden peoples understanding about your activist chops and your organizing chops. it makes me think that you would be -- this makes me think youre going to run for office. are you going run for office? >> dont have any plans to run for office. but i learned early on never to say never. but i am completely focused on making sure that we elect every single...

Effort. as the president of planned parenthood, shes fended off a threat of republicans and democrats that got close to banning insurance coverage for abortion in the u.s. as part of the affordable care act that would be in obamacare but a big reason its not is because of cecil richards. when republicans tried to kill the affordable care about, cecil helped make sure that wouldnt happen keeping democrats and some republican women, too, in line to ensure the aca would survive. cecil richards is...

Raises important questions for me about why you are leaving planned parenthood right now? will you hold on for a moment? >> sure. >> her new book is "make trouble." well be right back. of me. i discovered the true meaning of paperless discounts... and the indescribable rush of saving drivers an average of $620. why does fear feel so good? i fell in love three times -- once with a woman, once with a country, and finally... with myself. -so, do you have anything to declare or not? -isnt that what ...

Effort. as the president of planned parenthood, shes fended off a real threat from republicans and democrats alike that got very close to banning insurance coverage for abortion in the u.s. as part of the affordable care act that ban would be in obamacare. but the reason its not is because of cecile richards. when republicans tried to kill the affordable care about, cecil helped make sure that wouldnt happen keeping democrats and some republican women, too, in line to ensure the aca would surviv...

When you buy any new samsung. xfinity mobile. its a new kind of network designed to save you money. click, call, or visit an xfinity store today. back with us is planned parenthood president cecile richards who is the author of "make trouble: standing up, speaking out and finding the courage to lead," which is just out. cecile, thank you again for being here. congratulations on this. you were just talking about the fact that planned parenthood a year ago you might not have been able to say wit...