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The legislative body to change the law or the constitution. why give an opinion on whether they are right or wrong? in the end of the day, they did what they did. that's the law of the land unless people in te lekted branches try to change it. >> the governor is clearly side-stepping the issue. does this present a problem for the gop? >> i think -- to the majority are of americans, birth control is not a controversial issue. 9 of 10 americans do not think there is anything immoral about birth control. 6 of 10 americans agree with the birth control are mandate. even a majority of catholics and ...
>> governor, it is not just the infrastructure. they are just refusing to move and take action in any number of issues. the president talked about it today. listen. >> so far this year, republicans in congress are have blocked or voted down every serious idea to strengthen the middle class. not ideas that are unique to me. you know, this isn't obama bridge. it's keys bridge. but the republicans said no to raisinging the minimum wage. no to fair pay. they have said no to extending unemployment insurance for over 3 million americans looking for a new job. and this obstruction keeps the system ri...
Michael capuano, democrat of massachusetts, and former pennsylvania governor ed rendel. thank you for being here. >> thanks. >> our pleasure, ed. >> congressman, you are on the house transportation & infrastructure committee. do your republican colleagues want the to are prevent the construction projects just don't exist? >> everybody want it is ps the . it is the question of whether or not you are willing to pay. ronald reagan raised the gas tax twice. eisenhower, twice. reagan more than doubled the gas tax. the chamber of commerce has come out for an increase. there are a dozen proposals for...
The congressman said it. there is insanity that all government spending is bad. there is wasteful government spending but there is important and useful government spending and the key is to discern the difference between them. something like infrastructure is vitally needed. minimum wage, obviously. the american people are strongly in favor of those things. we've got to get politicians who can get beyond ideology and do something to inare vest in the growth of this country. if we did infrastructure right, not only would we not lose 70,000 jobs but we would produce a couple of million good-payi...