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It's just an amazing pressured situation for the president. he is really isolated at this point. there's not a lot of people in the white house, not a lot of aides he feels comfortable with or he feels like he can trust. that adds to the pressure. >> let's talk about steve king, republican of iowa who tonight was stripped of his committee assignments because of what's within widely branded racist language from him. before you and i talk, let's listen to mitt romney, the freshman u.s. senator on the subject of this republican member of the house. >> well, steve king's comments are reprehensible...

He ought to resign and move on and let someone else who represents american values take his seat. >> congressman, that got my attention, first of all. second of all, what can you do in congress beyond your voting card if you have no committee assignments? >> not much. they can't kick him out of the party. they can't rescind his election but they can say you're not going to be a part of the republican caucus. in iowa that matters if steve king is no longer on the agriculture committee. he is already being primaried. he very well might lose. mitt romney is right. republican leaders tonight were ...

Over just in a period of a year, two years and three years. so i view that as absolutely mexico is paying for the wall. >> joining us now, a member of the house ways and means, republican congressman tom reid of new york. last week the congressman broke with his party and took the unusual step of supporting the democratic majority's rules package. welcome to the show. good to you have on board this morning. >> always great to be with pup. >> let me start by asking how has that worked out for you? are you still allowed to go in the republican cloak room? >> of course. we're going to just contin...

Democratic majority. that congressman is new york's tom reed, and he joins us now. >> good morning. >> you are the first member to cross the aisle on a house rules vote since 2001. what are you thinking? >> it's time. i will tell you, i think the silent majority of americans agree with me as well as many other people out here, we have to break the gridlock and get the house working for america again, and today is -- i am putting my voting card where my mouth is and willing to step up publicly and say enough is enough and let's solve problems for america. >> you say you may face consequences fr...

Served on grease stained paper with grilled onions and mustard on the side. >> djily: wow! >> anthony: that was quick. from the beginning, i mean, was there always this, like, a social justice, um, political component to what you were doing musically? >> djily: from day one. the first thing we did was go do a campaign called "my voting card, my weapon." and we did songs and we did mobile concerts all over the country to raise awareness and it was the bum rush in the various spots. everybody went to register. that's, that's the step that's leaving us, you can see, that's the step into being con...