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We have a whole slew of leadership openings. not just the speaker. the whip and the leader, assistant leader. >> dana: let me ask you that. you've decided to put your name forward for assistant democratic leader. what would you bring to that job? >> i'm a democrat in a trump district. i just won on tuesday night by 24 points. so i think i know how to navigate very tough regions of our country. i come from the heart land. i know you are a university of illinois spring field grad through the journalism program. i also graduated from that same program. dana, you know the central part of our count...

Film award. that's what the audience expects you don't throw politics in. some were yelling. it is a film festival. >> laura: we're sick of hearing yourot political views when youe accepting the award. we didn't go to the movie to hear your political views. they're not frankly interesting. let me tell you, that was an interestingey moment. i guess they don't think he's antisemmistic. >> we were watching nancy pelosi news conference. you noticed that assistant democratic leader is standing behind pelosi did not crack the smile. >> he's not happy. >> it made me think of a song-- ♪ you know i s...

From david french is we shouldn't really listen to the president of the united states. we shouldn't listen to what he says. we should wait a day or so until the people around him manage to clean it up. i feel like that's what you're saying. >> well, i think what i'm saying is what he actually says often does not end up becoming a policy proposal. i think that much is accurate. >> all right. >> this business with the washing machines, i think that's going to be very important. >> we have to get to the bottom of it. i did not know. and maybe where you live that's a problem but where i live there...

Spirit of cooperation or friction. >> kelly o'donnell for us from the hill on this tuesday. the first day of the 114th congress. thank you. joined now by assistant democratic leader in the house congressman jim clyburn of south carolina. good to see you. thank you for being with me. >> happy orientation day. >> thank you. >> is this going to be with the new congress is it going to be the same old gridlock or is the new republican controlled chronic and president obama and democratic leadership you going to be able to work together and if so on which issues? >> well, i don't think it's going ...

I want to bring in assistant democratic leader of the house, jim clyburn. >> thank you. >> we saw that news conference that just wrapped up on the hill of the steps there. what more can you tell us about what's happening behind the scenes? any sort of behind the scenes negotiations taking place? >> i think it's pretty well known that there will be a meeting later this evening, i think the president has invited the leadership of both sides of the aisle in both bodies and i think there will be some discussions about a way forward. but i think it's very, very clear over 70% of the american people...