>> congressman, it's really refreshing to hear someone speak this honestly about it. the sometimes seems like we're watching something very hard to watch go on with the country and politics and political culture. and it's strangely gratifying to hear that the people closest to it maybe feel that way as well. >> i don't want to be melodramatic chris but one of the expressions i've heard an awful lot, in fact i've heard it too much when some of these behaviors have manifested is we're better than this. i'm going to be a little ominous. whether or not we're better than this remains to be seen. it's up to us to decide whether we're better than this. change does not as dr. martin luther king suggested roll in on the wheels of inevitably. if we want to be better than this it is time to step up.