Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20190816:13:43:00
$1.8 million for house republicans. and top democrats on several of the most powerful congressional committees each gave their party at least $500,000 from their campaign and leadership pacs. what are the consequences of that? >> well, the consequences are you've got to have a lot of flends this town and the way you get friends in this town is to make sure that you're voting the way they want you to vote. >> so you're not an independent thinker. >> not in this town. >> so i don't think a lot of that, frankly maybe the numbers themselves, but the idea that money rules in washington will surpris...