debbie stabenow, , in: 0:47 out: 0:56 track: michigan senator debbie stabenow was just one of the senate democrats firing back against trumps picks. they're calling on the president-elect's cabinet picks to release their tax returns as part of the confirmation process. as far as members of congress climbing on board the trump train. sot: stabenow, in: 1:08 out: 1:20 we'll be making decisions on they're in fact it is good for the american public or whether it leads to a rigging was not going to do." kellie tag: meyer: in: 1:21 out: 1:36 congressman reed tells me the people trump is selecting are outsiders, they're businessmen nd women- he says the message is still draining the swamp. senator stabenow says they plan to work step by step with those being nominated to find any possible conflicts of interest. reporting in washington i'm kellie meyer. in des moines, iowa democrats say they're troubled by what they call the president- elect's unconvention al victory picks so far have been extremist. " a lot of americans voted for him, and he's now doing things that are really the opposite of wh

he should reach out to debbie stabenow right now and say, senator, join with me and we'll get carriertake it nationally. >> why is it when democrats propose that stuff, it's called socialism, and when you propose it, it's called patriotism. >> it's the same thing. medical savings accounts, dick gephardt at one time was a co-sponsor and supported it, but when obama got into power, oh, msa, medical savings account, horrible thing, and all the democrats started against it. i think the american people are fed up with the politics. elijah cummings said today he wanted to work -- very liberal democrat, as you know, wanted to work with trump. >> she was saying, no, democrats should be the resistance. republicans did it to then president obama when he first came in. democrats should -- it's payback, essentially. >> every meeting right now, and i've been in most of them or called in, among the are progressives is, should it be obstruction, war to the knife, stop this guy everywhere, or should there be a more constructive opposition to help the country. >> which way does he come out? >> you kno

some of them are in lower-level leaderships, like debbie stabenow. committee's,in the where you will see ranking members like jack reed of rhode island. >> there's quite a range in the new leadership that he has chosen. jenifer: it's true. there's also senators he helped get elected. they spent a lot of time together. there's a lot of mutual gratitude. so he invested something personally in those men and women. paul: the 2018 class of the democrats coming up, a bunch of them were elected in 2006. sherri brown, jon tester. and those are the people he got elected. so he is really going to want to see those folks when because they are his closest friends. close, personal relationships, paul did an interview with senator shooter -- senator schumer. let's take a look. >> some people out there may not are a couple you master. i saw you run into brian and katie fallon. one of your most esteemed couples, former workers who got married because they work for you. how many schumer couples are there right now? chief ofynch, my staff, he is a schumer marriage. ,

barbara boxer, whose leaving at the end of this congress, patrick leahy, patty murray, jack reed, debbie stabenow, ron wyden, barbara mikulski, and myself. this is a woman who has been always willing to risk her career to follow her conscience. one of her great heroes is dorothy day, founder of the catholic worker movement. the reason, barbara mikulski says is that dorothy day was always -- quote -- "trying to find the hopes of people. rather than preying on people's fear and anger." i saw barbara mikulski's instinctive appeal to hope on that infamous sad day -- september 11, 2001. as dust was settling on that heartrending, heartbreaking day, most of the members of the senate gathered on the steps of the capitol. the hope was that there would be a demonstration by members of both parties to the nation and to the world where solidarity unplanned, unscripted, barbara mikulski started singing "god bless america." everyone joined in. in one of america's darkest hours, barbara mikulski brought us together. that's what a real leader does. i and so many in the chamber and so many untold millions of amer

some of them are in lower-level leaderships, like debbie stabenow. some are out in the committees, where you will see ranking members like jack reed of rhode island. host: there's quite a range in the new leadership that he has chosen. jennifer: it's true. i also tend to think of senators he helped get elected. there is a core personal relationship. they spent a lot of time together. there's a lot of mutual gratitude. he invested something personal in those men and women. paul: the 2018 class of the democrats coming up, a bunch of them were elected in 2006. sherrod brown, jon tester. and those are the people he got elected. so he is really going to want to see those folks win, because they are his closest friends. host: in terms of close, personal relationships, paul did an interview with senator schumer. let's take a look. [video clip] some people may not know this, but you are a master. i saw you run into brian and katie fallon. one of your most esteemed couples, former workers who got married because they worked for you. first question -- how many