of the house leadership that run the house has said eric cantor, you've overstepped your bounds, this is not what we're going to do. i just think the republican leadership is missing the pulse of the country on this one. >> do you think there is a hesitation amongst maybe some other colleagues in washington to say it like it is? are we -- do we have -- do our politicians today too worried about what might happen to them if they talk straight the way you just did? >> well, i think that there's -- some have hesitation. but some people are still optimistic that people will have an adult moment or their common sense will prevail. and i just don't think we have the luxury to wait for common sense to prevail. people need help tomorrow, they need help today. so at some point, you have to call it for what it is. and i think that it's the climax of foolishness for us to require offsets and democrats and republicans to agree to help people who are in need that pay taxes every day.