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>> you're getting the good cop/bad cop experience here. he's the good cop who says, i want a six-year highway bill, and bjojohn boehner's the bad c and says, i can't find any money to do it. they know where the money is. they could tax people over $250,000 in income, they could take away that tax pick right now, they could take money from the oil companies, they have had profits out the window and there's plenty of places that they could take money, but they will not make the effort to get the money. they do not want to do it. it's just that simple. >> okay, look, thank you, gentleman. i think...

Joining us now, u.s. congressman aaron shock, a representative from illinois, he reports peoria. what's your party's position on the president's jobs bill? it's the only jobs bill in town right now. are you against it or what? >> i would challenge that it's the only jobs bill. we've been pushing a lot of bills that are pro-jobs, that are pro-growth. it's the private sector, chris, as you know, that ultimately will create jobs that are sustainable. >> you control the congress, did you pass them? >> we've passed over 100 pieces of legislation, chris, since republicans took control of the house t...

To create jobs by the federal government spending money. and it has failed miserably. in august and september, zero jobs net created. >> okay. >> but i want to get to something -- >> well, let me get to my question here, and then we can move on to your ideas. it seems to me every time a republican wants to get a regulation, get rid of regulations, they don't like epa regulations or get rid of taxes they don't like paying, they put the word "jobs" on it because that makes them feel good, at least when they sell piit. congressman, how many bridges in junior district do you think are below code, ...

That the president has been stymied at every turn by the republicans, because mitch mcconnell made it very clear, a long time ago, that his only goal was to prevent the president from being re-elected. and to do that, he has to prevent him from getting the economy back on its feet and getting people back to work. people want jobs. there is work everywhere in this country. and they stymied him in the amount of money that they would let put in for infrastructure back at the beginning of his term, and now they're still doing it. and they'll find a million excuses why they can't do it. but it isn'...

>> paul: the trustees did. >> right. et voted not to give an honoree degree to the play write, tony cushman. under pressure mr. schmidt is now reversing that decision and going to award the honorary degree and more evident the truces want to write checks and shut up. >> paul: kim. >> hit to aaron shock, 29, number of the house and fitness fanatic and this week appeared on men's health with shirt open and muscles showing. this believe it or not has caused enormous controversy with newspapers and, wrapping it into the medicare debate. to which i say, come on, typical of most athletes, for a good...