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By the legislature saying it was too much and too fast. >> it was then passed. >> but, you know, even chris christie, this is his rhetoric, but he hasnt said hes categorically opposed to them all. >> a lot of people have jobs that arent paying them a living wage. the working poor. and we have to do right by them, not just folks who are unemployed. josh, thank you very much. as always, love having you here. friend of the show. come back. and coming up next, disappointment for the u.s. men in sn...

Things to come up during the midterm elections. why is that not part of the conversation? just the political advantage that that might give. >> it should be, but there are those in congress, probably 65 to 70 members of the tea party, or tea party supported members, who really dont want to bring up anything that would help the middle class and that would help people who are striving to become middle class. nor really want to help the poor or low income people. so when you look at raising the min...

Office that wasnt paul ryan. >> thats right. >> that wasnt ted cruz. that wasnt joe scarborough. that was center left economists looking at this. the cbo which the president of the united states talks about all the time saying the affordable care act creates a disincentive for people to work because the more they work, the more theyre punished, the less they work, the less benefits they get from the federal government. that, michael, has it not been at the crux of the argument conservatives had ...

She laid out her personal story and the vision of the republican party. >> its interesting, there have been recent leaders in the party, senator rubio, house majority leader eric cantor and others who are trying to make sure theyre talking about economic opportunity for the working poor and the poor and what policies the party is going to propose to try to help address the challenges of entering the middle class, which as kirstin pointed out, the president didnt spend that much time discussing t...

Household, you will not live in poverty. >> no one that works full-time should ever have to raise a family in poverty. >> as you put it, it made sense then, makes sense now. how long does a wealthy, sane nation need to fix this? and that is the question many people are asking today, matt, will last nights speech actually lead to a year of action? or as you put it, is it a formula for a kinder, gentler decline from office? >> yeah, i always get depressed watching these things because, you know, i...

That hes invoking his presidential authority but it helps the middle class, it helps the working poor. thats their objection, not the process, but that hes standing by and has the backs of the middle class and the working poor and not their special interest friends. >> congressman steve israel, its always good to have you on the program, thank you. >> thank you. >> let me switch gears, ruth, i want to talk about this after the response to the state of the union, rand paul was asked about hillary...

The president. she laid out her personal story and the vision of the republican party. >> its interesting, there have been recent leaders in the party, senator rubio, house majority leader eric cantor and others who are trying to make sure theyre talking about economic opportunity for the working poor and the poor and what policies the party is going to propose to try to help address the challenges of entering the middle class, which as kirstin pointed out, the president didnt spend that much ti...

Opportunity to say, no, look at this guys record. it is not a good record when it comes to the working poor, african-americans and latinos. >> kind of the style versus substance piece. when we come back, i want to ask a little more when the issue of affirmatively affirming fair housing. [ female announcer ] you get sick, you cant breathe through your nose... suddenly youre a mouth breather. a mouth breather! how do you sleep like that? you dry up, your cold feels even worse. well, put on a breat...

Expiration date? >> cheese and milk and things might good bad. >> exactly. theres a lot of stuff that maybe we dont look, and residents in massachusetts wont have to look at the expiration date at all because everything on the shelves will be expired. thats right. doug rowe, the former president of trader joes, is closing on the 165 bill of food thrown out every yay nationwide after a shell-by, best, by, and use-by date run out. it will sell fruits, vegetables, and repurposed foods incorporated ...

Anything like that in the cards right now. >> you know, annie, you were reporting on something that you were talking about that one of the biggest issues right now for the working poor is that theyre just -- you know, if you were working poor 30 or 40 years ago you could get into an entry level job that didnt pay very well, kept you below the poverty line for a while, but you could work your way up. and you could get out of poverty. just by working at a specific place. thats missing today. and i...