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Ridge diner in nearby park ridge. >> both get together and get along with each other, we'd be fine. >> isn't that the whole thing? exactly. >> that's the whole thing, yes. >> reporter: gottheimer is one of the most vulnerable democrats on the ballot in 2022. his district includes two counties that went heavily for trump in 2016 and 2020. as we sat down to talk -- >> i'm getting attacks as well. they're attacking me. >> reporter: playing right there in the diner, an ad from the conservative american action network. >> josh gottheimer sold out new jersey. >> reporter: he gets hit from the left i...

>> isn't that the whole thing? exactly. >> that's the whole thing, yes. >> reporter: gottheimer is one of the most vulnerable democrats on the ballot in 2022. his district includes two counties that went heavily for trump in 2016 and 2020. as we sat down to talk -- >> i'm getting attacks as well. they're attacking me. >> reporter: playing right there in the diner, an ad from the conservative-american action network. >> josh gottheimer sold out new jersey. >> reporter: he gets hit from the left in his own party, too. >> stop obstructing president biden. >> my job is not to work for the national...

>> these nine conservative democrats are sabotaging biden's agenda because it would make billionaires and corporations pay their fair share. tell representative gottheimer, stop obstructing president biden and start working hear about mc obstruction. this is the view of some progressives that the obstruction is coming from inside the caucus. walk us through this and what is your actual analysis? is there a concern that this affects the total vote tally? >> well, what we are saying is that what happens if this rule goes down is that it empowers the republicans who have a very different agenda. ...

Leadership has way too much power. the leaders are there to make sure that the trains run on time, and that the business of the senate is accomplished. not to obstruct and assert at the very beginning of a presidential term that your number one goal is to make sure that that president doesn't get reelected. that's the problem i think we have in the senate today. >> i want to pick up on the last point there. you suggest that there are too many senators now who go to washington to stop things from happening. >> that's right. >> instead of going there to get things done. how much of a change is t...

Let me make sure the listeners know i'm chair of the border security subcommittee, represent 89 miles of the border. the ranchers who live in the border, the border patrol agents putting their upon lives on the line every single day, i have been leading in the house to make sure we fight for the resources and policies to secure our border. we need the democrats to stop obstructing. they need 60 votes in the senate but i've shown effectiveness in the house. when we got together to figure out what can we do to guarantee border security funding, it was the mcsally bill that guaranteed $38 billion...