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Politics during this upcoming election with unprecedented amounts of money being poured into politics, there's very little chance those laws are going to be enforced. they're the cops. they're not working. if you're a presidential candidate, if you are a superpac, this is great news, right? for everybody else, this can be a little scary. one of the democratic commissioners of the fec, ellen weintraub, also spoke with "the times" this weekend. she told "the times," "the rules that are left people feel free to ignore them." joining us, ellen weintraub. she's served as the fec chair twice and is ...

We should know whether bernie sanders will seek the democratic presidential nomination. you're an independent. >> i am very proudly. thanks to the people of the state of vermont, i'm the longest serving member. i'm very proud of that. >> what do you think of lincoln chafee? >> don't know lincoln very well. >> haven't studied his record? >> no. >> what about governor o'malley former governor of maryland? >> met him once. jim webb i do know. i like him very very much. >> you lime any of these people more than hillary clinton? >> it's not a question of liking them. it's not liking. we got to get ...

Lasts? >> reporter: we can be optimistic, right, joy, and hope it will continue? one feature of being speaker is you're speaker of the entire house. while we can certainly view john boehner as a political figure of the republican party, especially on a day like today, his role is constitutional one to be speaker of the entire house. it is a chance for those notes. also to point out john conyers, 85 years old, representative from michigan, today becomings the longest serving member of the house. john dingell had retired from the last congress. he's been in office since 1965. and he is now the f...

>> you see a lot of friends and family here. i was walking over to do the hit and i saw a former governor in bob graham. his daughter is going to be sworn in today as a member of the house in florida for the second district. he then subjected to having to do a few hundred photo opes of members who want their picture taken with him and their families sworn in off the floor. all the new member fist they want the pictures. it's a big physical day for the speaker. he has to recite the pledge for a lot of folks and take a lot of pictures. >> there is a new jingle in the house, the longest serving m...

>> have you heard about retiring congressman dingell. he is 88-years-old and broke his hip. he is still walking around and he voted on the house spending bill before going to the hospital we are told no surgery is needed, just recovery time. he's the longest serving member in the house ever. he arrived back there won't when dwight d. eisenhower was president. >> that means he logged 59 years on capitol hill. his congressional seat will be staying in the family. his wife debbie dingell is replacing him in february. her husband will be by her side. >> the plight against isis is getting bigger, w...