together, we are koch. >> jon: all those who aren't koch will be assigned to district "b."oint is, clearly, the koch brackets are trying to say to our audience of not-yet-dying-off voters, even though you may have heard certain things about the koch brothers, how bad could they be? >> i mean, if they were evil, would a baby agree to appear in one of their advertise ams? ( laughter ) but, of course, their ad did leave out a couple of very, very small points, most likely for lack of time. to welcome them to the the "daily show" advertising family, we did plac some minor adjustments. >> we're koch industries, not just an energy company, we're in your food, in your pants, and in your home. and if there's a way to monetize your thoughts, we'll find it. all while backing 17 shadow organizations to buy elections from pennsylvania ave. to main street. you won't always see our names on our campaign ad because the politicians we own say that's okay. with our heartfelt devotion to fossil fuels, we make your planet warmer, and your water more flammable, while lubricating your birds, an

, koch brothers, koch brothers.t's like they gin themselves up and if they keep repeating it people will believe them even if they're not telling truth. harry reid is the number one spender and outspending republicans. harold, i don't know. we talked about david koch and what he's done for new york city. and we've also talked about how this narrative is insanity. harry reid should apologize to the american people for using the senate floor and being such a hypocrite. >> look, there's too much money in politics. those who complain about the other side spending money should probably stop especially if they are going to do the same. >> harry reid -- let's be very specific. harry reid said the koch brothers were unamerican. harry reid said the koch brothers were immoral. he said they were deceptive. and yet talk about deceptive here's a guy that's raised and spent more money than anybody else in this entire athletics cycle. is there outrage? should democrats and republicans not come out and condemn this man? >> look, he

and koch groups attack tom stire.hink that that just plays into it. >> brody, do you think these attacks and counterattacks are going to make any difference, or is the election going to end up being decided on other issues? >> you know, it's hard to say. stepping back a little bit, we're still in a period of elections where most of the money is still being spent by candidates and political parties through the old system. and the money being spent by the outside groups and donated by billionaires is still not a majority of the amount of money being spent. obviously, it's just a few names that are putting the money out there, but so far elections are being battled the way we want them battled, which is by candidate. that's going the change. this election actually may be the tipping point where outside groups and billionaires and millionaires spend more money on the election than candidates themselves. and if we keep going in this direction, we'll get to 2016 and beyond where all of a sudden the candidates aren't being a

the koch brothers. >> senate republicans are addicted to koch. >> on the right, charles and david koche brothers who run koch industries, the second largest company, net worth, $41.9 billion each. americans for press period, just one several koch-backed groups has pledged to spend $125 million. they have offices in more than 30 states. on the left, newcomer tom styer, net worth $1.6 billion. he has donated $58 million in support of candidates can sprong records on climate state. >> a california extreme environmentalist. >> a california billionaire. >> last month they had a wooden arc on wheels across florida where he is focusing his efforts on retiring rick scott. the koch brothers through outside groups with mundane if not agreeable sounding names like americans for prosperity, freedom partners, concerned veterans for america, and again opportunity are outspend gs him by five to one on ads in the battleground states. in the center, michael bloomberg, net worth $34 billion. he pledged to spend $50 million to support gun control legislation. and became a punching bag for red state democ

sign a, joni ernst, pledge with the koch brothers? signed ahave not pledge with the coke brother -- koch brothers. this is misinformation from harry reid. extreme environmentalists. ownfrom the congressman's campaign. i have not signed a pledge with the koch brothers. i have been outspent from outside money coming into the state of iowa by about $2 million. i take issue with that. that is misinformation. the same sort of question for you. is this part of the democratic to align republicans with a multibillion-dollar corporation? >> you have signed pledges with a group called club for growth. twotruth is you attended secret donor meetings hosted by the koch brothers. you called them wonderful at that meeting. you credit them with launching your senate campaign. the same koch brothers who have seven different organizations attacking me right now. seven. they are big oil interests working to try to kill the wind energy tax credit that senator grassley and i championed. repeal the renewable fuel standard that will devastate iowa farmers.

it is from koch industries and the koch foundation, led by billionaires koch brothers. known to give hundred of millions, and supporting laws making it harder for african-americans to vote. >> this donation is a donation from people who are not supportive of african-americans or others of colour. why would they give the money, what are the motives? >> this is a professor of education at the university of pennsylvania and an h.b.c.u. historian. she says the u.n.c. accepting the donation sends the wrog message. >> -- wrong message. >> if a funder gives you money with the one hand and basically strapping your other behind your back, you have to think about that. >> reporter: one of america's largest yun jornings the american federation of state, county and municipal employees caught ties saying:. >> the university's president disagrees. >> it didn't bother me. in the end i'm not worried about political ideology when it comes to keeping people in school. >> at a time when endowments are shrinking and standard making it harder for families to secure loans, who is giving the

host: and what about the koch brothers in terms of shadow groups? it does not necessarily go through a super pac. and they can raise as much money. $1 million is nothing. $10 million is probably nothing to them. a kochconsider them affiliated group. the ad.re is we will get your thoughts on it. [video clip] >> president obama's name is not on the ballot, and i am not going to owe president obama anything on election day. >> i am not on the ballot this month, but make no mistake that these policies are on the ballot. these policies are on the ballot. every single one. guest: yes, i cannot read be small thought there at the bottom of the ad. if you go to americans for prosperity's website, they probably have a 501(c)(3) that they are able to work around, which means they do not report to the sec. they report to the irs, which means they can report less. print atread the small the bottom, but i am pretty sure that is an example of that. paul, good morning. caller: good morning. my question is who is entitled to the interest? oh, that is a really intere

the money is from koch industries and the koch foundation led by charles and david koch, known for giving hundreds of millions to conservative causes and supporting voter i.d. laws that critics say make it harder for african-americans to vote. >> this is a donation from people who typically are not supportive of african-americans or other people of color. why would they be giving this money? what are the motives behind snit. >> a professor of education an historian says even though many schools are financially strained, accepting the donation sends the wrong message. >> if a funder is giving you money on the one hand -- with one hand and then basically strapping our other hand behind your back, i think you have to think about that. >> one of america's large evident labor unions, the american federation of state, county and municipal employees has cut ties with the uncf saying accepting the donation is a betrayal of the civil rights movement. the university president disagrees. >> it didn't bother me. in the end, i'm not worried about politics when it comes to keeping people in school. >>

harry reid and others have attacked the coke empire -- koch empire.t challenges does that create being the most demonized outside force in the elections. >> it requires discipline. we have to be on message and not go off trying to defend individuals and personalities. for us, it requires a lot of discipline to make sure we do not go chase every barking dog and stay focused on what our messages. i think that was the biggest thing. we will let voters decide whether they think it is a real issue or they think the utter failure of the other side's economic policies is the real issue. >> do think that is legitimate or do you think it is fair game? >> it is certainly there right to try it, and something we have to do tactically. they probably have nowhere else to go. there are times you just have to go, the issue of environment is very bad. >> minimum-wage? >> minimum-wage is not something that is happening. >> every public opinion poll shows that everyone wants an increase in minimum wage. >> but they are thinking about his economic agenda and whether it h

koch brothers. >> the brothers who run koch brothers? >> no, jimmy and jumbo rogers. who live on koch street. >> did you eat the cookies? >> i have answered that question. >> you didn't say anything. >> that is my answer. >> your answer is no answer? >> i have no control how you choose to interpret my answers. isn't it high time we put the past behind us and looked forward to the future? what's for supper? >> we did it in an absurd way because that's what -- do the elections officials know that's how they sound when they do these crazy evasions? you make us all ask the same question four or five times. it's like that bad skit out of austin powers, ask me three times and finally will farrell's character will answer the question. >> whoever wins, come november or january, whenever this will be decided, they are going to be facing a very frustrated public, a public that doesn't really believe that they can make a difference and break the gridlock. how they are able to convince the public otherwise will be a big task. >> dan, that sets the environment for 2016. that's wha

the companies like exxon and the koch brothers have spent hundreds of millions of dollars over the pastsince 1997, in a conservative, deliberate effort to persuade americans that global warming is a hoax, and they have used advertising, and they've set up these forn think tanks on capitol hill and stocked them with these forn to be acco scientists that we call biostitutes, and slick pr flacks and voodoo committees and this men age reof kind of sociopaths agerie of kind of sociopaths. >> sorry i can't paths? >> sorry i don't paths who are putting though their own interests, their own financial interests against the lives and health of the society as a whole, people who are essentially anti-social. >> does that apply to everybody who works in the coal and oil you didn't that they are all bad people? they are all sociopaths? >> no. of course not. most people who work in the coal industry, for example, coal miners, there is about 80,000 coal miners left in america and most of those people are living in communities where they are desperate for jobs. and this is what they are trained for and

the companies like exxon and the koch brothers have spent hundreds of millions of dollars over the past, since 1997, in a conservative, deliberate effort to persuade americans that global warming is a hoax, and they have used advertising, and they've set up these forn think tanks on capitol hill and stocked them with these forn to be acco scientists that we call biostitutes, and slick pr flacks and voodoo committees and this men age reof kind of sociopaths agerie of kind of sociopaths. >> sorry i can't paths? >> sorry i don't paths who are putting though their own interests, their own financial interests against the lives and health of the society as a whole, people who are essentially anti-social. >> does that apply to everybody who works in the coal and oil you didn't that they are all bad people? they are all sociopaths? >> no. of course not. most people who work in the coal industry, for example, coal miners, there is about 80,000 coal miners left in america and most of those people are living in communities where they are desperate for jobs. and this is what they are trained for an

koch brothers. >> the brothers who run koch brothers? >> no, jimmy and jumbo rogers.win brothers who live on koch street. >> did you eat the cookies? >> i have answered that question. >> you didn't say anything. >> that is my answer. >> your answer is no answer? >> i have no control how you choose to interpret my answers. isn't it high time we put the past behind us and looked forward to the future? what's for supper? >> we did it in an absurd way because that's what -- do the elections officials know that's how they sound when they do these crazy evasions? you make us all ask the same question four or five times. it's like that bad skit out of austin powers, ask me three times and finally will farrell's character will answer the question. >> whoever wins, come november or january, whenever this will be decided, they are going to be facing a very frustrated public, a public that doesn't really believe that they can make a difference and break the gridlock. how they are able to convince the public otherwise will be a big task. >> dan, that sets the environment for 2016

we started talking about the koch brothers. and your focus on the koch brothers. guest: i appreciate all your hash tags. i would ask the koch brothers to support the middle class and working people rather than ultra billionaires like themselves. i think we do need campaign finance reform. this is only top issues when we poll members. this is when the top issues across the board, no matter the political situation of the moment. i think the reason they become such a lightning rod is they have come to embody the problem with money in politics. they are worth $100 billion. they support policies that suppress the minimum wage and make it harder for people to vote and harder for people to collectively bargain for better wages and benefits. these are policies that hold people down and keep people like them up. the power of billionaires to do that is what the reasons why money in politics is so disastrous. i would rather that no billionaires exercise outside control in our system. host: we appreciate your time this morning. guest: thanks much for having me. >> congress is

. >> the kochs are here, karl rove is here, tom stier is here, there are other outside groups that are more aligned with the democratic party. my focus is on doing what's best for colorado. >> what's your relationship with tom steiner. >> i have met with car rove, i have met one of the koch brothers, i have meet tom stier, but my focus is this is race is between gardner and me, it's not between the koch brothers and tom stier. >> and i asked your connection between tom stier, the environmental millionaire he came back with your tie to the koch brothers and cross roads. what do you say about that answer? >> the people of colorado are going to decide this election. udall has voted 99% of the time with barack obama. that's what the people in this state are going to make their determination on. >> do you think that tom stier is the reason that udall voted gems the keystone pipeline? >> he was a part of the tryouts on the senator floor, when their auditioning for stier's support. >> well, but on the key issues in this race for the senate, also the governor's race here in colorado is just as

she took the rest of her economic land from the koch brothers. they are one of the biggest polluters in the country and want to have it set up where the clean air act has got it so you can't control pollution. these are certainly extreme advisors, extreme sets of policies, and it is not oregon values. this campaign is really between oregon values on one hand and coke rather values on the other hand. i will take the oregon values. >> we began with the senator. that's ok. can address it later on in closing statements if you like. >> in three weeks, oregonians could legalize recreational marijuana under measure 91. do you support 91? why or why not? supporting 91.d i'm concerned about the access of marijuana by our young folks in terms of potentially different products. we need to do everything we can to make sure that these products are available only to adults. i am also concerned about the huge amount we have spent in the criminal justice system. i think on balance, those funds could be much better used. >> as a pediatric neurosurgeon, i have som

about theng to talk koch brothers. he likes to talk about little histories. he has not told you that he took money from coke industries. that was several years ago. long before they were ever involved in running ads for the americans for prosperity. the rahall took money from kochs. don lincolnshire does not like me. he worked against me. don blankenship does not like me. he made one contribution back in 2000, and another race, 14 year since then. he has worked against me and does not support me. >> thank you. we will go on to our next question. it has to do with health reform. has beendable care act the subject of much debate since it was passed in 2010, and it continues to be so after its of limitation. about a million people have been enrolled to the program. what is your position on the affordable care act? should it be repealed? if so, would you propose something in its place? if you think it should be kept in force, do you think there should be some adjustments to the program? senator jenkins, your first. as i am passionate about care for it i get up ev

the steyer brothers have been compared to another set of politically-minded siblings, the koch brotherso have spent millions backing tea party candidates and conservative products. >> i don't actually know the koch brothers. >> i didn't think you would. >> i definitely think there has to be differences in the sense that those guys are doing something that is consistent with their self-interests. and -- >> when you say "self-interests" what do you mean? >> they are basically pushing stuff very good for private enterprise and specifically oil refiners. very consistently, very aggressively, and sometimes very intelligently. i see that as we are on very different trajectory in terms of how we think about it, who we think we're representing, and what we're trying to accomplish. >> but steyer does have an agenda, one that leans to the left. he spoke at the democratic convention in 2012. >> big things are happening. thanks to president obama, america is laying the foundation for the way we power tomorrow. >> he and his wife have given more than $11 million to super pac's he founded, and they h

why are folks such as the koch brothers involved in local races?> local and state races are a great opportunity for billionaires to shape the process because there's often a lot less competition. if you dump $5 million or $10 million into a small or medium sized state, that's a huge expenditure. also, at the local level, we know that the news media have had a lot of problems coming out of the financial crisis. most newspapers have really downsized. so there's a lot less scrutiny of the big money coming into state and local politics. >> yeah. and you have nearly 500 billionaires that are well into their 80s, which means their empires will be passed down to the kids and grand kids. many have different interests and different political agenda. harold simmons is a good example. he passed away in december. in 2012, he gave $18 million to defeat president obama. the president was, quote, the most dangerous american alive because he would eliminate free enterprise in this country. now that empire's been passed down to his two daughters who have supported

has been bankrolled by the koch brothers. they don't live in iowa and they're using that money to get her elected. in america what we need is a living wage, and she believes we should have a sub minimum wage. repeal healthould care -- obamacare and that is crazy. it is a stupid idea but from what i see they have stupid ideas and say i'm going to get the president. she says they should privatize pensions, and that is crazy because what would happen like said you might be able to have a 3% -- return that is notstment, even adjusting for inflation rates. you'll be going in the hall. she has a pension and i haven't say -- heard her say about -- that theyon should put taxes on those pensions -- or anything like that. she's also against the epa and the department of education. she is wrong for the state of iowa. i hope people wake up, get out there and vote. we let these people in and we will be suffering for decades from what they will be able to do in the next six years. host: you said the koch brothers, their group is called "am

the united negro college fund is under fire for a donation from the koch brothers. good morning, jonathan. >> good morning. this $25 million donation is actually one of the largest know nation the united negro college fund has received but accepting the money has raised eyebrows from historically black college alumni and civil rights groups who feel accepting this money from the koch brothers will damage its integrity in the long june this is my home away from home. >> starting her senior year in new orleans, britney tyler felt a small college was the right fit for her. >> i felt that coming here with a family environment was something i needed. >> her choice was more clear when she was offered a $10,000 scholarship. >> that has relieved the pressure off my mom. >> last year, the fund gave scholarships to more than 12,000 students. it recently accept add $25 million donation that's causing serious backlash. the money is from koch industries by the billionaire brothers. they support voter i.d. laws some say make it harder for african americans to vote. >> why would t

we have groups like afp, part arehe koch network that spending $200 million in the cycle. it would never be able to catch up with that. -- we would never be able to catch up with that. they do a lot of their money reported which is not to read it looks like they are spending nothing, but it is filed differently. we will never be to compete with him dollar for dollar. in ad spending, in "the new york times" they ran a story. about 200,000,004 republicans compared to 70 million for democrats. we have to be efficient and work well. we have been able to spend $35 million. --have phenomenal and what phenomenal allies, like emily's list, to make sure that our dollars go further. president.have the he has helped you raise money. how big of an advantage is that? president obama has been supportive of the organization. has said to what it people in the democratic party, to donors, is, look. the election is important. it matters. and there will be a flood of them -- republican money. like i said in the previous question, we may not like the system, but this is the system we have. we

. >> but it's a koch-funded organization.ch brothers funded organization. >> i was with a business yesterday. been in the family for generations. they have been a member of the nfib for 50 years. and they're just trying to make a living. but because of the policies pushed forth by president obama and you, and you on energy, being the deciding vote on obamacare, with the businessman date coming in after the election, you have a zero rating. i'm not quite sure how folks get a zero rating and say they're fighting for small business. it just doesn't add up. >> all right. let's move on. because we have a good question for senator brown. you've criticized senator shaheen for voting with president obama 99% of the time. but we went back to the congressional quarterly analysis and your last year in the united states senate as a republican senator from massachusetts, cq, the congressional quarterly, says you voted with president obama 78% of the time. how do you explain that? >> well, when the president does something right, i'll supp

you take on the koch brothers, military industrial complex, wall street, every special interest in the world, my god, in a small state like vermont, they would -- you know -- >> why haven't they? i guess my question is if we're already arriving at the dystopian world that you paint why does bernie sanders still have a job representing the good citizens of vermont if they can come in and blow you away with an ad for dark money citizens of vermont? >> there are exception foss the rule. vermont is a small state. i've met tens of thousands of people from town hall meeting. despite the fact when i first ran the richest guy in the state of vermont registered a large level of money, i beat him. but in states where people don't know the candidates where they can define who you are, i think this is very, very troubling. i would argue that for those of us who are concerned about real health care reform single payer, for those of us concerned about a real jobs program rebuilding our infrastructure, concerned about climate change, the far more important issue underlying whether we go forward or no

-- koch brothers? >> no, i have not signed a pledge with the koch brothers. this is misinformation from arry reid. from extreme environmentalists from california, and coming from the congressman's own campaign. i have not signed a pledge with the koch brothers. as a matter of fact, i have been outspent from outside money coming into the state of iowa by about $2 million. so i take issue with that. that is misinformation. >> congressman braley, the same sort of question for you. is this part of the democratic strategy to frame republicans across the country in aligning hem with a multi-billion -dollar corporation? >> you have signed pledges with a group called club for growth. the truth is you attended two secret donor meetings hosted by the koch brothers. you called them wonderful at that meeting. you credited them with launching your senate campaign, and these are the same koch brothers who have seven different organizations attacking me right now in iowa. seven. they are big oil interests working to try to kill the wind energy tax credit that senator grassl

you will oh the koch brothers himything -- not owe anything on election day. >> you will owe the koch brothers everything. >> i only owe something to the people. i will stand up for what is good for the people, not for senator harry reid, not for president obama, but for the iowa people. i have stood up for my community, my faith, and my nation. i have not left my rural roots, but i think, congressman, you have left to those behind. >> 15 seconds to wrap up. >> i have never forgotten where i came from. that is why i voted to pass the five-year farm bill. every major farm group supported it. that is why the iowa corn growers are supporting me in this election and the national farmers union has given me an award. i have not forgotten my rural values. >> our campaign 2014 debate coverage continues tonight at 8:00 on c-span. live coverage of the minnesota governor's debate between democrat mark dayton, republican jeff johnson, and independent hanna nicolette. , the nebraska governors haste tween chuck sebrock and -- 2014, more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >> the homeland

. >> but it's a koch funded organization -- >> the chamber of commerce with respect -- >> koch brothers funded organization >> -- i was with a business yesterday, it's been in the family for generations. they've been a member of the nfib for 50 years and they're just trying to make a living but because of the policies pushed forth by president obama and you on energy being the deciding vote on obama care with the business mandate coming in after the election, you have a zero rating, i'm not quite sure how folks get a zero rating and then say they are out fighting for small businesses. it just doesn't add up. >> all right well let's move on because we have a good question for senator brown. now you've criticized senator shaheen for voting with president obama 99 percent of the time but we went back to the congressional quarterly analysis and your last year in the united states senate as a republican senator for massachusetts, cq, the congressional quarterly says you voted with president obama 78 percent of the time. how do you explain that? >> well, when the president does something righ

koch. >> reporter: this attorney figured this was just another plea for legal help. >> she had a japanese divorce decree that she wanted to enforce here in alameda county. >> reporter: the e-mailer says her ex-husband owes her $933,000 in a divorce settlement. he's only paid half of it. while she's in japan, her ex is over here in berkeley. >> and so she wanted to know if she could retain my services to enforce this judgment. >> reporter: seemed logical especially when she said here are the japanese court documents, a divorce decree and settlement agreement, and she said this was her passport. >> i looked at all the documents. i looked at the e-mail. i e-mailed her back, said, thank you very much. >> reporter: he sent her a retainer agreement be and told her he had to speak with her by phone. >> enforcement of a foreign divorce decree is not a routine matter. it's not so simple. >> reporter: she replied saying she was traveling and couldn't find time to talk by phone. however, her ex-husband had just agreed to cooperate and pay the money. >> so she said what i'd like to do is i would like

americans for press period, just one several koch-backed groups has pledged to spend $125 million.ffices in more than 30 states. on the left, newcomer tom styer, net worth $1.6 billion. he has donated $58 million in support of candidates can sprong records on climate state. >> extreme. >> he had a wooden arc where he is focusing on retiring rick scott. the koch brothers through outside groups with mundane if not agreeable sounding names like americans for prosperity, freedom partners, concerned veterans for america, and again opportunity are outspend gs him by five to one on ads in the battleground states. in the center, michael bloomberg, net worth $34 billion. he pledged to spend $50 million to support gun control legisla

charles koch and mr. david koch. i fully embrace it. i align with their values and what they are trying to do. they are successful americans who created 70,000 high-paying jobs in their own company and then of course indirectly provide lot of jobs to other americans and contractors through their association. so i don't know what her objections are about the koch brothers, but we are proud associate with freedom partners. >> how much do you get in donations from the latino community or latino done centers guest: it's substantial. i don't have the exact numbers so i can't share them with you. host: my land burke says does it help when -- referring to epublicans refers to "self-deportation"? guest: to. that you're going hike in life so difficult for folks that they are going to want to leave on their if we are going to resolve the agreeable,as to be compassionate programs. 70% of latino americans agree we have to have a strong border. we are a sovereign nation. the status quo is not providing adequate resources to strengthen the border. my

i keep hearing about the koch brothers. my goodness, they build hospitals, they give to communities, they employ 70,000 americans. we hear people calling all of the time about the big bad koch brothers because of harry reid. there was no problem with this when the unions were given half $1 billion in these elections. until had a problem citizens united allowed everyone to get involved with these. a guy from california, he made his wealth in oil and gas, and now he talks about cleaning up the environment. cbs, theirnd cnn.rothers are msnbc, how much money have they given the democrats with their flea -- with their free electioneering? why don't we fight against those elements? host: what is a political issue that concerns you? caller: we don't have the ability we used to. i have 11 grandkids that i know for a fact do not have a chance like i did or my brother and sister did growing up. they do not have a chance for a job outlook. there is the guy from colorado. my goodness gracious. and the other guy from georgia, 5.9%. he w