the fact that gingrey complained about one hundred seventy two thousand dollars a year as a salary is a clear cut proof that our representatives are out of touch with our reality if that still isn't enough to knock you off the fence onto the side where we know they're out of touch they consider that according to his latest financial disclosure forms gingrich net worth is that least three million dollars welcome to the right side of the fence tonight let's talk about that by following me on twitter at the resident. and now i want to special programming note for you over the past two months i have been conducting an in-depth investigation into the growing popularity of synthetic drugs we've spoken to families affected by the drugs legislators trying to ban it kemet specialists the d.a. and more here's a sneak peek about what my team and i have uncovered. the moment when he walked into the house he looked fine half an hour later and he just couldn't get his car and people who are calling nine one one say see a car going one hundred miles an hour now road needing to get out of traffic his

congratulations to georgia congressman phil gingrey. door meeting whining about how capitol hill aides can go lobby and make $500,000 a year. then said quote, i'm stuck here making $172,000 a year. oh, boohoo, boohoo. stuck making a measly $172,000? actually, he makes $174,000 a year. but who's counting? poor little congressman. and does he know that's over three times the median income in the united states? oh, and i forgot one small detail. his net worth is reportedly at least $3 million. and he's in a long line of complainers. like then-congressman denny riburg? 2007. >> we're struggling like everyone else with the economy. >> what's your net worth? >> i am land rich and cash poor. >> struggling? he was worth over $56 million at the time. then there's congressman paul gosser a few weeks later. >> the lax election, i was labeled a millionaire. seriously, i ain't wealthy. i have my own house. i wouldn't do it again. i own my building. i have a dental practice. i live just like the rest of you folks. it's all on paper. it's not in cash.

poured into a wednesday report in the national journal georgia congressman phil gingrey said during ameeting with fellow lawmakers that he didn't care about a proposed republican build a fiddle with obamacare and how it affected staffers of other congressmen because there you go out and lobby while he was stuck with a salary of only yes only one hundred seventy two thousand dollars a year so there you have it regular americans struggle to get by during the biggest downturn since the great depression republicans are worried about whether their six figure congressional salaries can keep up with washington lobbyist. that is for sure. if you live in the maryland or washington d.c. area you've probably seen ads encouraging businesses to move to places like texas from places like maryland over the past couple of weeks and what looks like a warm up for another presidential run republican texas governor rick perry has started in ad campaign in the home state of another potential two thousand and sixteen candidate democratic maryland governor martin o'malley check it out. and you grow tired of

phil gingrey, republican from georgia, member of congress. we'll see where this goes.ed. thank you. >> we'll do. thanks a lot. jenna: some good news in the fox news alert about a missing girl. some good news meaning that often times these stories do not end well but we got word this massachusetts girl on your screen, britney thompson, who has been missing since monday has now been found in rhode island. apparently law enforcement is saying not much about the man she was found with. he was from missouri and public and social media were key to her recovery. her parents are on their way to meet their daughter, who has now been found. we'll have more after a quick break. hotel. anna, your hotels have wondrous waffle bars. ryan, your hotels' robes are fabulous. i have twelve of them. twelve? shhhh, i'm worth it& what i'm trying to say is, it's so hard to pick just one of you, so i'm choosing all of you with hotels.com. a loyalty program that requires no loyalty. plus members can win a free night every day only at hotels.com you really love, what would you do?" ♪ [ woman ] i

. >> congresswoman, what do you make of phil gingrey's comments?s he represent a mindset in congress? do most people in congress think they are under paid when the rest of the country is struggling in many respects? >> isn't that stunning? $174,000 a year, and he thinks he needs to make more money. >> that's the top 2% complaining about the income. >> he is a doctor. children who can't get the nutrition, seniors who can't eat properly, and by the way, 7% of those who are on the s.n.a.p. program are military veterans. this is not healthy for our country. >> how about we support the troops. >> not always. >> looking down the road, is this going to be the republicans shooting themselves in the foot? this is just the war on women and the attack on labor, and now picking on the poor. that's exactly what this is. this is picking on the most vulnerable in our society and let's keep in mind politically speaking the least powerful group in america, too. >> think about this. 48% of households headed by women, 48% of single mothers who have young children at

congressman phil gingrey complaining and i'm quoting him now, i'm stuck here making $172,000 a year.at worried about his income -- >> he's worth $3 million by the way. >> and he's not interested in public service as demonstrated in his career. he can leave. he can go and then come back and lobby for whatever set of corporations, whatever they want to sell or buy on the hill including his fellow members. but, you know, this is the district. they're struggling. the median income in that district in georgia is not high. so it's really tone deaf for him to sit around complaining. and by the way, what he was complaining about was he's trying to stop people who work for him on the hill from getting a better deal on health insurance. so even his own staff he doesn't care about. that is really striking. >> but isn't that their undoing, maria, at the end of the day they really are not connected to the struggles and the accompanying fears of the average american while they're talking all of this based on their own rage against the president. >> the fact that this congressman said he couldn't m

nation's biggest city are living in poverty. 1.7 million new yorkers, consider that as congressman phil gingreyplained he's stuck here making $172,000. he was comparing his salary to his staffers who can eventually leave and make much more as lobbyists. it kind of remind meese of an interview i did two years ago with a tea party congressman who complained about high taxes and his income. >> the amount that i have to reinvest in my business and feed my family is more like $600,000 of that 6.3 million and so by the time i feed my family i have $400,000 to invest in new locations, buy more equipment. >> you do understand, congressman that the average person out there who is making $40,000, $50,000, $60,000 a year when they hear that you only have $400,000 left over it's not exactly a sympathetic position. >> bill de blasio has made income and equality the centerpiece of his campaign for new york city mayor and he's picked up the endorsement of the clintons, not a huge shock considering that de blasio managed hillary clinton's campaign in 2000. steve king for president in 2016? he won't rule it out

this guy, congressman phil gingrey, a republican from georgia, who according to the "national review,ht in a closed-door meeting whining that his staff can eventually move on and get rich while working as lobbyists, while, quote, i'm stuck here making $172,000. hey, congressman, do you think you're hurting now? try food stamps. joining me now is congressman dan kildee, democrat from michigan. in joon, he proposed an amendment to the farm bill that would have helped s.n.a.p. recipients maximize their benefits. is this rock bottom, congressman? >> you know, i've never seen anything like it. i've only been in congress nine months, but i've been in government my whole life. this is a new low. you know, instead of, you know, dealing with where we're bloated, instead of taking on wig tax breaks for corporations to balance our budget, or making sure that we have a buffet rule, where everybody pays their fair share, the republicans decided that they're going to take food out of the mouths of the hungry in order to satisfy their ideological goals. it's a shame. and it's mean. >> i'm going to g

gingrey. >> i'm going to read you some statistics that you may or may not agree with. a number of years ago, united date census bureau -- united states census bureau came out with an estimate of 47 million people in this country without health insurance. they got this information basically by calling insane -- and saying, do you have health insurance, yes or no? if they had just lost their job and had been off of health insurance for one week, the answer was no. if the call had been received two weeks later, the answer very well may have been yes. people without health ifurance is one thing, but it were for a full year without health insurance, that would be a horse of an entirely different color. in that 47 million, let's just assume there really were 47 million people who went uninsured for a full year. makellion of those people more than $50,000 a year. 18 million of the 47 million. 10 million, it is estimated, of those 47 million are in this country illegally. for alion are eligible safety net program. they just do not bother to fill out the paperwork, or maybe the

gingrey for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, thank you. mr. cohen, i'm going to read out to you some statistics which you may or may not agree with, but a number of years ago the united states census bureau came out with an estimate of 47 million people, 47 million people in this country without health insurance. today got this information base -- they got this information, basically, by calling and saying do you have health insurance, yes or no? if they had just lost their job and been off of health insurance for one week, the answer was no. if the call had been received two weeks later, the answer very well may have been yes. so 47 million people without health insurance is one thing, but if it were for a full year without health insurance, that would be a horse of an entirely different can color. different color. and in that 47 million, let's just assume there really were 47 million people who went uninsured for a full year. 18 million of those people make more than $50,000 a year. 18 million of the 47. 10 million, it's estimated, of those