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I'm here as the modern day harriet tubman to lead people on the underground railroad into a case of sense and sensibility. >> if you're unfamiliar with congressman allen west, by all means do become acquainted. the florida congressman's comments are typically too unmoored to do anything but stare in disbelief. his latest assertion certainly fits the bill. >> i believe it is about 70, 80 to 81 members of the democrat party that are members of the communist party. >> joining us now from minneapolis is democratic congressman keith ellisson. the mexico of congress to which mr. west was referring. ...

The country. >> tonight, complete coverage from capitol hill including vermont senator bernie sanders and minnesota congressman keith ellisson and i take on one of the tea partiers effectively holding the country hostage, kansas congressman tim mulecamp. the only thing standing in the way of the most massive debt reduction package in american history is the united states senate. shortly after 7:00 p.m. eastern this evening, the republican-controlled house of representatives voted to pass $2.1 trillion in cuts over the next decade. 174 republicans and 95 democrats voted in favor of the package,...

>> bill: not if he adds 250,000 jobs he is not. if this works out, is he not done, he will be reelected. it's all on him. he has got to do what he says he is going to do. he made a big gamble. >> he started a civil war. in this state and he ought to be ashamed of himself. >> bill: he will win the war if he adds the jobs. if that happens, he is going to get reelected. mr. sylvester, there is no doubt about that i'm going to give mr. harris the last word. go. >> i'm simply saying what you are seeing here is what it looks like when republicans win. wisconsin was the only state that went from comp...

>> bill: not if he adds 250,000 jobs he is not. if this works out, is he not done, he will be reelected. it's all on him. he has got to do what he says he is going to do. he made a big gamble. >> he started a civil war. in this state and he ought to be ashamed of himself. >> bill: he will win the war if he adds the jobs. if that happens, he is going to get reelected. mr. sylvester, there is no doubt about that i'm going to give mr. harris the last word. go. >> i'm simply saying what you are seeing here is what it looks like when republicans win. wisconsin was the only state that went from comp...

Hold hearings on muslim terrorism in america. just the thought of that has angered muslim groups like cair and one of the two muslims in congress keith ellisson. >> i actually approached congressman king on the house floor and told him that, you know, we all need to be concerned about violent radicalization but not just against muslims, against anybody. what about the guy who flew the ane into the irs? what about the guy who killed a guard at the holocaust museum? what about all these things that we have seen like timothy mcveigh and other things? >> bill: that is an outrageous can a kanard. i...