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Here, not just in washington, d.c., but across the country and i felt that the morning that we returned back to washington, it was a relevant issue to address. we had -- it's a caucus meeting that we have in the morning where most of the members and democratic caucus come and i thought that that was a perfect setting to have a real conversation about what we're going to do as a party to address this what is now becoming an epidemic across the country and i didn't feel that the conversation that we had was sufficient. >> the chairman of the black caucus were confronted in the halls of congress ...

I felt that the morning that we returned back to washington, it was a relevant issue to address. we had -- it's a caucus meeting that we have in the morning where most of the members and democratic caucus come and i thought that that was a perfect setting to have a real conversation about what we're going to do as a party to address this what is now becoming an epidemic across the country and i didn't feel that the conversation that we had was sufficient. >> the chairman of the black caucus were confronted in the halls of congress and i wanted to play that exchange. >> other men in other indus...

And congressman sedrick richmond and james clyburn suggests conyers should be held to a different standard than men in other industries. watch this. >> you guys don't appreciate other men in other industries have faced similar accusations and gotten out of the way, resigned, stepped down, far faster than he has, right? >> you would have to give me some examples. >> harvey weinstein, charlie rose, matt lauer. >> i don't think -- >> who elected them? >> who elected them? okay, so the argument that members of congress can be held to a different standard because they were elected into their positi...

The head of the black caucus where the congressman still has a job and matt law -- lauer has a job and he doesn't. >> there's accusations out of the way and resigned, stepped down. [indiscernible] >> harvey weinstein, charlie rose, matt lauer. >> shannon: fox news editor chris, what elected them? >> it's true to a point. look, john conyers is not going to serve out his term in congress. he has been trying to appease the beast, step down from your committee chairmanship and say

Resigned, stepped down, far faster than he has. right? >> you would have to give me some examples. >> harvey weinstein, charlie rose, matt lauer. >> i don't think -- who elected them? >> who elected them was congressman clyburn's answer. in fairness to congressman clyburn, he's trying to get to somewhere in capitol hill. reporters have free rights to wander the halls there and every right to ask members of the leadership, there was the chairman of the black caucus cedric richmond and congressman clyburn have every right to ask the question, who elected them. is that the right answer? >> no, it...