. >> alan grayson is not congressman alan grayson anymore. his words about the occupy wall street protests been clear and pointed and from what i hear from a lot of people, motivating. alan grayson is our guest tonight on the subject of the growing movement and the right wing's tin ear for it. ♪ more and more folks are trying out snapshot from progressive. a totally different way to save on car insurance. the better you drive, the more you can save. no wonder snapshot's catching on. plug into the savings you deserve, with snapshot from progressive.

. >> alan grayson nutshelling nicely what happened to us the last few years and explaining in that case why an occupy wall street protest makes sense to anybody who gets the basics about what's wrong with our country right now. here's another nutshell version of it. >> the people on wall street broke this country and did it one lousy mortgage at a time. it happened more than three years ago and there has still been no basic accountability and there has been no real effort to fix it. that's why i want to run for the united states senate. that's what i want to do to change the system. >> alan grayson, the former congressman there, elizabeth warren am paining there and people from all walks of life joining this protest movement. people aren't complaining so much anymore that they don't understand the message of occupy wall street. sorry occupy wall street doesn't need a manifesto. it's clear as a bell. wall street broke the economy

is former congressman alan grayson of florida. grayson represented florida's eighth district from 2009 to 2011. congressman grayson, thanks very much for being with us. it's nice to see you again. >> thank you. >> you have and have always had a knack for saying things in a way that connects with people. sometimes you upset your critics, but you definitely always enthuse your supporters. the occupy wall street protests seem to be connecting with people despite a campaign on the right to portray them as scary. what do you think is resonating so much here? >> i think they have their eyes open and more and more people are seeing the scales fall from their eyes as well. because the occupy wall street people are saying first there's no accountability on wall street. they wrecked our economy. years ago they took a healthy economy and gave us 9%, 10% or more unemployment. and they destroyed 20% of our national wealth in the course of just 18 months from the middle of 2007 to the end of 2008. destroyed 20% of our national wealth accumulated

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. >> former congressman alan grayson on unfairness in america. rick perry is hoping to make a comeback? sure sounds like i've heard that plan somewhere before. >> drill, baby, drill. >> all right. wait to go, governor. >>> plus honoring the dream. martin luther king iii, on the dedication and keeping the dream alive. "politics nation" starts right now. >>> welcome to "politics nation." i'm al sharpton live from washington, d.c. tonight's lead, republicans are trying to put this economy in reverse. this week, republicans voted against putting nearly 2 million americans back to work. but hear, at least they're consistent. remember this? >> there's no question but that if you just write a check that you're going to see these companies go out of business ultimately. >> i would not support this kind of legislation. >> this is only delaying their funeral. >> the fact is this doesn't fix the problem, it exacerbates the problem in the long term. >> i join my colleagues in opposing this bailout plan. >> we simply cannot ask the american taxpayer to subsid

. >> former congressman alan grayson on unfairness in america. rick perry is hoping to make a comeback? sure sounds like i've heard that plan somewhere before. >> drill, baby, drill. >> all right. wait to go, governor. >>> plus honoring the dream. martin luther king iii, on the dedication and keeping the dream alive. "politics nation" starts right now. >>> welcome to "politics nation." i'm al sharpton live from washington, d.c. tonight's lead, republicans are trying to put this economy in reverse. this week, republicans voted against putting nearly 2 million americans back to work. but hear, at least they're consistent. remember this?

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>> former florida democratic congressman alan grayson is angry. there's too much money at the top of our culture. not enough at the bottom. the gap between the rich and the poor is deeper and wider than ever before. grayson is right! so says the authoritative non- partisan cbo, congressional budget office, released last week in their report. over the past 30 years, the wealthiest 1% of americans had incomes that rose by, get this, 275%. the average salary for that top 1% of the wealthiest americans for one year of work was $352,000. where isas the middle, 60% of americans, aka the middle- class, saw children come increase by just 40%. the average salary for a middle- class american rose to just under $50,000 a year.

former congressman alan grayson is back and now he's comparing republicans to o.j. simpson. "fox & friends" starts, i don't know, you have the time? >> now! >> this is toby keith. here's my a ducks for -- audition for the new "fox & friends." ♪ news you can use again and again ♪ that cost you seven digits. >> that's why he's going to be on today. he passed the audition. >> he's a mountain of a man. he makes a ton of money. >> we'll look forward to that. a horrific accident leaves seven people dead. a minivan hit a deer in the highway. a semitractor-trailer slammed into the back of it. seven people who didn't make it all passengers in that minivan. a plane crash in canada,

. >> alan grayson will preview the next battle. >> that's the 000 approach and it's focused on something even ed shultz would love. >> rick santorum thinks i would love his jobs plan. i'll let rick know why he's sorely mistaken. >>> you won't believe what they're trying to pull this time in ohio. >>> and new polling shows herman cain is the new republican front runner. even though he's pushing garbage like this. >> leftist folk in this country that are black, they're more racist than the white people. >> tonight michael eric dyson reacts to herman cain's attack on black liberals. >>> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. senate republicans and two turned coat democrats are standing in the way of creating millions of americans' jobs. late tuesday night the senate

. >> congressman alan grayson is here to set mr. ryan straight. >>> at 9% approval rating, congress is circling the drain. candidate joe the plumber says he can fix the pipes. he'll join me. >>> good to have you with us tonight, folks. we have entered a new stage in the occupy wall street movement. this was the scene last night in oakland, california. >> [ bleep ]. >> is this america? you better believe it is. we're witnessing 30 years of failed republican economic policies, all coming to a head. now, just two months after the movement began, patience is wearing thin. it was a violent night on the streets of oakland. police and protesters facing off for six hours over, over 1,000

. >> alan grayson, the former congressman there, elizabeth warren am paining there and people from all walks of life joining this protest movement. people aren't complaining so much anymore that they don't understand the message of occupy wall street. sorry occupy wall street doesn't need a manifesto. it's clear as a bell. wall street broke the economy badly. we're suffering from it. wall street never got held responsible for it. they're using their power and money to stop us from fixing the mess. they broke the economy and then ate the political system. not only do we have a broken economy, we do not have a way to fix the broken economy. ron suskind, a pulitzer prize winning journalist wrote a pot boiler of a book about how the obama white house did and did not deal with the explosion of wall street. what i want to know from ron suskind is after all of that reporting on how this white house works, what it does well and what it doesn't, after all that reporting on who the president talks to and who helps him get done what he wants and

former congressman alan grayson will set him straight. and liz cheney's group has joined the fight against middle classers and unions in ohio. we will get an exclusive report from john nichols of "the nation "magazine. well, folks, welcome to the "ed show." i love it. we knew it would happen. the gloves came off and moments ago seven of the republican presidential candidates wrapped up a debate in las vegas and for the first time the gloves have come off. the first target was herman cain's 9-9-9 tax plan. >> are you saying that the state sales tax will also go away? >> no, that is an apple. we are replacing a bunch of oranges. >>, so then governor perry was right? >> no, he wasn't. he was mixing apples and oranges. >> but will the people in nevada not have to pay nevada sales tax and in addition pay the 9% tax? >> governor romney, you are doing the same thing that they are doing, mixing the apples and the oranges. you are going to pay the state sales tax no matter what, whether you throw out the existing code and put in our plan, you are

joining me now is former florida congressman alan grayson. who was a target of the right wing because he often spoke the way democrats like him to hear him speak. great to have you with us tonight. is the 99% caucus even feasible? what do you think? >> sure. because 99% of america wants to do something to solve our problems. you know, now the choice next year is crystal clear. we have one party that wants to do something and one party that wants to do nothing. the republicans have adopted this ir logical thinking that if we do nothing all of our problems will disappear. if we close our eyes like babies, then our problems will go away. democrats don't feel that way. they understand we have to get them to work. we have to get them health care. we have to do the things necessary to get america back on its feet. and republicans over and over again want to do nothing. honestly i look at what i'm seeing in washington, d.c. and it seems the republican jobs plan is let us pray. >> let us pray is exactly where we are right now. eric cantor mocked the

. >> congressman alan grayson is here to set mr. ryan straight. >>> at 9% approval rating, congress is circling the drain. candidate joe the plumber says he can fix the pipes. he'll join me. >>> good to have you with us tonight, folks. we have entered a new stage in the occupy wall street movement. this was the scene last night in oakland, california. >> [ bleep ]. >> is this america? you better believe it is. we're witnessing 30 years of failed republican economic policies, all coming to a head. now, just two months after the movement began, patience is wearing thin. it was a violent night on the streets of oakland. police and protesters facing off for six hours over, over 1,000 protesters, over 100 arrested. authorities say the decision to move some of the protesters from a makeshift camp at a local park was based on public health and safety. but oakland police felt the need to eventually use tear gas. >> we were in a position where we had to deploy gas in order to stop the crowd, the people from pelting us with bottles and rocks.

former congressman alan grayson is back and now he's comparing republicans to o.j. simpson. "fox & friends" starts, i don't know, you have the time? >> now! >> this is toby keith. here's my a ducks for -- audition for the new "fox & friends." ♪ news you can use again and again ♪ that cost you seven digits. >> that's why he's going to be on today. he passed the audition. >> he's a mountain of a man. he makes a ton of money. >> we'll look forward to that. a horrific accident leaves seven people dead. a minivan hit a deer in the highway. a semitractor-trailer slammed into the back of it. seven people who didn't make it all passengers in that minivan. a plane crash in canada, remarkably no one was killed but everyone on board was hurt. someone in the ground was also hurt. three others in critical condition and the others are expected to be ok. plane crashed while approaching the vancouver airport. witnesses say the beach keen air 100 almost broke in half with part of the plane catching fire. no word of what caused that crash. brand new developments in the case of missing baby li

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the bill granting the medals were sponsored by alan grayson in the 111th congress and was signed into law by president obama on august 7, 2009. it could be said that these four heroes were trail blazers but their past ensured they were not the last. they showed everyone that the impossible is possible and inspired generations to study, question and explore the world beyond our own planet. for that they have not only left their mark on history, but on the will and determination of mankind. as president john f. kennedy noted in his speech to congress on may 25, 1961, i believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal before this decade is out of landing a man on the moon and return him safely to earth and so we did. i urge all my colleagues to join me today in supporting this concurrent resolution and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from mississippi. mr. harper: mr. speaker, i yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from texas, mr. hall. mr. hall is the distinguished