not just for the billionaires. >> folks, we're going to take a quick commercial break and talk

get even more. from world war ii to -- people who were poor got out of poverty, but these guys apparently decided they want it all. so what u you saw was antiunion parties. you saw trade policies which shutdown in this country and moved our jobs to low-wage countries. you saw a refusal to raise the minimum wage to keep up with inflation. you saw tax policy which gave huge tax breaks to billionaires. you add all of that together. what ends up happening is the middle class continues to shrink and the rich get much richer. >> you are the longest-serving independent member of congress in united states history. i went in this one one of the kind volunteers said, i can't believe in this election we have a what should people know about a that? >> what they should know is

stay tuned right after these don't go anywhere. >>> today is the day before the iowa caucuses, and i'm very happy to have senator bernie sanders. >> great to be with you. >> if you're in iowa or concerned about presidential politics you know that tomorrow are the iowa caucuses. this has been a long road coming, sir. how do you feel about your campaign so far in. >> i feel great. we started off this campaign at 3% in the polls. no money, no organization. in the last nine months we have come a very, very long way, and i think we stand a great chance to be winning tomorrow. >> so the first time you were on this program was actually in the

>> samantha clemons is a friend of mine. and i believe the charges against are false. >> men and women of iowa take it very seriously. >> any candidate who is seeking to earn the awesome and sacred trust of the president of the united states has to come and engage with the people of iowa.

what i love about the caucus grass roots democracy. >> people in iowa are hard working, wonderful, terrific people. >> iowa expects you to show up, weddings, funerals, i'll do it. >> i'm confident that the investigation will show that i am innocent of the charges against me. >> you got to be here in iowa to >> samantha clemons is a friend of mine.

not just accommodating their district. >>> welcome back to a special episode of "roske on politics." tomorrow night as you know are the iowa caucus us. what do you think about the iowa caucus process? >> i'll tell you what i think. i've been all over the state and

i've been all over the state and we've had meetings with tens and tens and tens of thousands of people have come out. very honestly, if i think the people of iowa understand the unique role that they play in the presidential politics, and they take it very seriously, so i have talked to people who have gone to our meetings. they've gone to other political meetings. they're trying to get a sense of what the candidates stand for, seriously. i think given the fact that the whole world and certainly people

medicare providing healthcare to all of you are seniors is a -- [ indistinguishable ] health insurance program. and that countries all over the world who have had labor governments or social democratic governments have made great strides in making government much more responsive to the needs of working people. for example, many of the viewers may not know we remain the only country in the industrialized world that does not guarantee healthcare to all people. i want to see that happening. we remain the only country in

so i think we have to take a hard look at the outrageous -- [ indistinguishable ] weapon the fight against terrorism, so we're spending money in ways that we need. not just accommodating