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And i know who can help them do it. the fcc is trying to do something about the robocalls that have us thinking twice before picking up the phone. in this case, we see that the fcc levies the largest fine yet, $120 million on a florida man who the fcc said made nearly $100 million robocalls. that is the exact number. 100 million. the caller adrianne abramovich denies he is the king pin of robo calling and says his work is legit, offering vacation deals an the democrat on the fcc saying more needs to be done, there were 3.4 billion robocalls

Treasury secretary mnuchin clashing with democrats on capitol hill, especially over a specific nickname. >> i did not make one mortgage during or prior to the mortgage crisis. so i take great offense to anybody who calls me the foreclosure king. >> democrats, of course, bestowed that title on mnuchin during his nomination, accusing him of profiting from the financial crisis while he ran the lender, one west. the hearing got heated when representative keith ellison brought up robo signing, the infamous foreclosure practice. >> i don't think you know what the definition of robo calling is -- >> ...

The federal trade commission offering $55,000 reward for person who figures out how to end the calls. joining us is founder and ceo of the powell financial group. >> i don't get the calls anymore. we don't answer the home phone. if someone wants to reach me or my wife they call us on the cell phone. this still a problem. coming through to the cell phones. >> they are now. robo calling is illegal but not just talking about some telemarketer that is over zealous. this is scams out there. they circumnavigate the world to get them to you. it may orig gnat in india and china and canada before you'r...

Reason they feel that way, you and i would feel that way, too, if we were running against many of the people for the republican nomination. >> neil: eventually it will be on that nominee. >> precisely. if that nominee is mitt romney, i say romney will be the nominee i think democrats would love to see rick santorum be the nominee. they would love it. >> neil: so i think with this robo calling, santorum folks indirectly working with them trying to deliver michigan to santorum. >> i wouldn't accuse them. i would do nothing to discourage them. [ laughter ] >> neil: very well put. >> i would say, ...

Put you over the top. he has done none of that in this campaign. >> what i have learned is when people hear the word santorum, they listen. they are interested. when they hear romney, they are bored. there's something boring about that name. thank you joe cline and howard fineman. coming up, the santorum campaign is robo calling. especially michigan democrats urging them to vote for him in the open primary today. he's looking for democratic votes. it's driving romney crazy. you're watching "hardball"'s coverage of the michigan primary, only on msnbc. look at all this stuff for coffee. oh the...