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Is that what -- is that a point that were at right now when were talking about these poverty issues? or is the income inequality issue something that might actually have the attention of lawmakers? >> i think that youre right. that these anniversaries sent to come and go and nothing changes. but its worth noting that 2014 is actually a really big year in terms of government programs, alleviating the effects of poverty because of the medicaid expansion. the medicaid expansion means that millions ...

What is fascinating about this discussion and debate, these two people, edward snowden and the pope seemed very obvious. and there were like strong cases for them. youre in the popes camp, josh? >> yeah, i think he created new focus on the poverty issues, the popes position is you dont have to be accountable if you dont want to. you cant be fired. youre nominally chosen by god. he is allowed to address factors the church has issues with. the vatican bank, the refocus on poverty is actually a par...

>> yeah, i think he created new focus on the poverty issues, the popes position is you dont have to be accountable if you dont want to. you cant be fired. youre nominally chosen by god. he is allowed to address factors the church has issues with. the vatican bank, the refocus on poverty is actually a part of that. it is really like, we have to take the mission of the church and make it what it has to be, whether we want to or not. when there is a problem with accountability in all sorts of insti...

Its in escapable. i remember going down and standing in line for eight hours to go through the capitol rotunda with two friends. we had one overcoat between us. it got freezing cold. we kept changing it. somebody said, should we go home? we said, nope, were not going home. we stayed and we went through. ill never forget those ten seconds i spent in the capitol rotunda. those ten seconds for me are a symbol of something much bigger, much more lasting. and the imprint on the country is really stro...

The leader show has been. she is very strong, and very forceful, but she is still a le leader that brings everybody together. and boehner career clearly -- boehner clearly has been unable to do that. but ideology is different so you cannot just describe the women to behave in that way, so it is gender, but also ideology. >> and with the cross cut, mrs. edelman, what is the thing that you would ask the 113th congress to do relative to the policy immediately on childrens poverty issues? >> we have...

Nation. the catholic question is something we have bandied about a lot and each time we talk about it, i try and repeat the refrain catholics are not a monolithic voting bloc. do you think paul ryan can help mitt romney make up ground among catholic voters? a pew poll out this month shows overall, president obama has a nine point lead over mitt romney among catholics. among white catholics, mitt romney has a five point lead. >> i do think ryan can help with the catholic vote. hes a very devout, ...

And, will i think it was the columnist peggy noonan who said he all but lost the election over this? do you feel that way? >>guest: i dont know what will happen in the future. and that is one of the reasons why, together with the other bishops in country and together with leaders of other faith communities we are saying, there is a serious problem here, lets correct this problem. it is up to the people, to the voters to say where they want to go in the future but right now, lets correct this pro...