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Lot of influence. but, the reality is that the public is demanding change. and i think you will see change. we have offered six bills to deal with this. the senate is also working on those bills. i think obviously congress doesn't work rapidly in any situation. but this is a thoughtful process that will have long-term implications and i think we are going about it the right way. ainsley: all right. congressman. thank you so much for coming on with us. >> thank you. ainsley: you are welcome. all right, jillian has some headlines for us. jillian: here is good news we all did survive a day withou...

Republicans wouldn't pass anything. please, somebody tell me, the biggest -- like what landmark bill did barack obama pass in the last six years? nothing. because they shut him down and now the last four years, trump had a tax cut. that's about it. that's about it. so this senate doesn't work, congress doesn't work. it doesn't pass big legislation anymore. that's why republicans win one year, democrats two years later. republicans win two years later. at some point, give the americans a choice. if democrats want to go big, it's bigger than i'd want to go, if they want to go big, then go big an...

The legislative branch is so weak. >> well, put up the list again because these are not the -- johnny isakson is a legislator's legislator. he enjoyed legislating. he was never a fire and brim stone guy. shimkus, they are sort of the cogs in the machine, sort of your everyday member of congress. i don't mean it to demean, but the rank and file in a good way. >> congress doesn't work anymore. >> they're like i can't get anything done anymore. >> also don't underestimate being in the minority to house republicans. that is a big deal. being in the minority in the senate you can live with it. but ...

Address what they now know is a crisis involving kids on the border, why people who support the president have endless appetite for his lies. here's the answer. ugly politics of competing agendas and the avarice for political agenda that puts party before the people. it makes americans believe congress doesn't work, and that they should not expect anything better from congress or even a president. this should have been obvious, unanimous, congress, please do your damn jobs. with that, how about another supersized edition of primetime? i'm chris cuomo, let's go. you know who's having a better t...

That was supposed to be addressed. and we can't get the right and left to come together, even to say we should not hate on minorities. look, the resolution passed. that's good news. but if you can't get unanimous consent on not bashing jews and muslims and other minorities, what will they ever agree on unanimously? we wonder why you won't get a veto proof margin to oppose an over reach. why people who support the president have endless appetite for his lies. here's the answer. ugly politics of competing agendas and political advantage that puts party before the people. it makes americans belie...