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Speech. >> we had a victory today, also a victory for common sense. >> democrats who long criticized the house gop for its inaction on the reform, rushed to congratulate the house republicans. >> i congratulated the republicans. >> the republicans stepped up and acted. >> first let me say, being from florida, i want to commend the republicans. >> the chamber of commerce issuing a statement of support along with the aflcio, leaving the conservatives to praise the house's action. >> this is a very historic time, because if we can get immigration reform, there is possibility of cats and dogs livi...

Rushmore but they can't do it. and by the way, this is a perfect example. when the government can control everything. down to whether you can be allowed into the mount vernon parking lot or not. think about when obama is going to control health care. for visiting monuments whether it is in california or washington, d.c. he can control everything there is to do with access. >> we are looking at a picture there. who is this group? >> well, look, i mean they have the unions out there. i heard it was the aflcio and there are a large number of people who want to use this window, what they think is ...

Play in aiding in. >> the federal election commission is the fec. >> of course, yes. >> the one other thing that happened this week too that was interesting was that we also learned that in addition to the targeting that happened on the front end that after a lot of these groups were approved by the irs, a lot of conservative groups were then flagged for follow-on sort of surveillance to make sure that they were, you know, they were actually being watched by an examinations unit in dallas that was making sure that they were comporting with the tax exempt status that they had sought. so there w...

Scott walker's act basically gave all -- it basically required workers to recertify their union with a majority vote every year. so the union now has to basically earn its members' respect. >> i can see, kim, this is why the unions fought walker's reform so dramatically because they were worried that if they no longer had government putting them in the cat bird seat in negotiating authority that when union members get a choice, pay dues, don't pay dues, they often say, you know what, i think i won't pay dues. >> well, and that's why you see, for instance, such a ferocious protest among unions ...

But to kim's point, what you've got to keep in p mind here is a union is ultimately about a bargaining unit, right? you bargain for higher wages. >> better paid, better benefits, manier job security. that's their pitch. >> but these people being invited into the aflcio, the sierra club, women's clubs, student clubs. >> you're anointed. >> i'm invited. >> but they have no relationship to a workplace. the idea is the union will become a political force in american politics. a lot of members of traditional unions are not happy with -- >> why not? >> because it moves -- it undermines the central i...