guest:one of the republican cosponsor, senator jeff flake, who was a house member, and a democrat dan lipinski from chicago. the reactions at home was not so good. i lost my reelection in a republican primary in the midst of the darkest days of the great recession. it is exciting to see some carbon tax bills being introduced. it is completely different than it was back then. back and they were the darkest days of the great recession. now the economy is better. we have all had more experience with climate change, and there are more organizations like ours o-right, a palestinian firemen to left. we can talk about -- a balance to the environmental left. we can balance it with the free market. host: the think republicans have a hard time dealing with this issue and wine? why? mr. ingliss? former member of congress and also republicen executive director talking about his experience when it comes to the climate change issue. we will get him back and continue our conversation. arizona, steve, hello. caller: how are you? i was just listening to mr. ingl iss. here is a book he has probably already read

star wars: episode i the phantom menace.'" [ laughter and applause ] here's illinois congressman dan lipinskiis "boo." [ laughter ] next is georgia congressman, drew ferguson. his ice breaker is, "in my life i've eaten three marbles by accident." [ laughter ] "don't swallow the marble drew." >> steve: i'm not going to -- >> jimmy: up next is illinois congressman mike quigley. his ice breaker is, "i'm always prepared for a hawk to land on my arm." [ laughter ] [ hawk cry ] [ hawk cry ] and finally here is ohio congressman, troy balderson. his ice breaker is, "sorry i'm late. i just stepped out of a a jacuzzi." [ cheers and applause ] we have a great show tonight. give up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh. whoa! we got a big show! >> steve: come on! >> jimmy: a big show tonight! what a great new york city crowd right here. >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome everybody, thank you for being here. dude, there's a big announcement. there's -- a big band is going to be on tour. there's just going to be a big tour higgins. >> steve: re

you had dan lipinski this year. they came in and said, we need change in this community. i don't think it's anything too -- i don't think it's a departure from precedent at all. i think that we need to realize that -- at least for me and what i tell my community. once we get elected to congress, we don't own these seats, we rent them to fr our communities. i'm saying this to you as an incumbent to be, and i realize that that means i hold myself to that standard as well. i think it makes our democracy healthy. >> follow up on that. a lot of what a congressional office does obviously is social security disability payment got held up in some logistical problem and i'm calling up my member of congress to help me out. my understanding is, you don't have that much experience with th that. i mean, i know you worked in ted kennedy's office. >> that's where i learned how important it was for us to have robust constituent services. that is the interaction that an every day person has with their elected official. my medicare isn't working out. my visa application for my fiancee is g

you had dan lipinski, kirsten gillibrand that came in and said we need change in this community. i don't think it's anything too out of -- too -- i don't think it's a departure from precedent at all. >> right. >> but i also think that we need to realize that, at least for me and what i tell my community is that we don't -- once we get elected to congress we don't own these seats, we rent them from our communities and we have to make our case every single time. i'm saying this to you as an incumbent to be. >> yeah. >> and i realize that that means i hold myself to that standard as well. but i think it makes our democracy healthy. >> follow up on that. a lot of what a congressional office does, obviously, in a district is social security disability payment got held up in some logistical problem and i'm calling up my member of congress to help me out, my understanding you don't have that much experience with that. >> well, i -- >> i know you've worked in kennedy's office. how are you thinking ability setting that part of this operation up? >> yeah, and dwal the constituent services

guest:one of the republican cosponsor, senator jeff flake, who was a house member, and a democrat dan lipinskim chicago. the reactions at home was not so good. i lost my reelection in a republican primary in the midst of the darkest days of the great recession. it is exciting to see some carbon tax bills being introduced. it is completely different than it was back then. back and they were the darkest days of the great recession. now the economy is better. we have all had more experience with climate change, and there are more organizations like ours o-right, a palestinian firemen to left. we can talk about -- a balance to the environmental left. we can balance it with the free market. host: the think republicans have a hard time dealing with this issue and wine? why? mr. ingliss? former member of congress and also republicen executive director talking about his experience when it comes to the climate change issue. we will get him back and continue our conversation. arizona, steve, hello. caller: how are you? i was just listening to mr. ingl iss. here is a book he has probably already read. ne