it's abe lincoln's old seat, everett dirksen's old seat, bob michael and ray lahood's old seat. it's historically represented by republicans but pragmatic republicans. >> who work across the aisle. >> people expect us to work across the aisle. >> your predecessor was in the clinton cabinet. >> and working with democrats across the aisle. i think the message here really needs to be, we have divided government. and no one is going to get everything that they want. what i've tried to convince my republican colleagues tonight is, look at the board. there's 150 democrats that voted with the speaker, with the majority leader. and we don't need 150 democrats. if we have 20 or 30 democrats, if we have 40 democrats we have a governing majority. and so the sooner we can reach that reality, i think, the sooner we can govern and negotiate sooner rather than have to wait after the government shutdown. >> i completely hear what you're saying. and excuse me for being cynical but i'm going to be just a little cynical. >> do it. that's why you're here. >> i've covered a lot of this. the super co

the transportation secretary, ray lahood, came to new jersey at least twice to try and allay new jersey's fears, but this governor was convinced that he needed to do this, pull the plug on the arc tunnel, to preserve his viability as a candidate for republican governor, and we all know it. >> moderator: chris mays, cbs-3 news anchor, has our next question. >> governor, there have been serious questions about the competence of rutgers university president robert barci in the wake of a scandal. the forced resignation of the athletic directer and the hiring of a director who many believe in retrospect is not suited for the job. what is behind your unwavering support of a man who some say has mishandled several scandals under his watch? christie: because he was the best man for the job, and he continues to be the best man for the job. he has shepherded this university through the large public institution merger in the history of the united states. in one year he brought forward the merger of rutgers and umd and j to take it from 55th in research dollars in the country to 32nd. bob barci is a

transportation secretary, ray lahood, came to new jersey at least twice to try to outlay the fears, butis governor was convinced that he needed to do this, whole the plug on the ark tunnel, to preserve his viability, and we all know it. question. >> governor, there have been serious questions about the right courtesy university which leds comments, to the firing of a basketball and the hiring of an athletic director who many believe in retrospect is not suited for the job. what is behind your unwavering support of a man who some say has mishandled several scandals under his watch? >> my support of him is because he is the best man for the job, and he continues to be the best man for the job. he has shepherded this university through the largest public institution merger in the history of the united states. in one year, he brought forth from 55th to take it in research dollars in the country to 22nd. bob is a bright man, a brilliant professor, and a great leader for rutgers university. most of these problems that you referenced happened before he even got there, and when he got there, he

but as even ray lahood said last week, the former transportation secretary to this administration, oncefreed and able to speak openly, he called again for the vehicle mile tax what sh he was chastised on whee was transportation secretary. so everybody is against how to deal with that issue. it's far greater than the tea party. every member of every party, and the entire administration refuses to fund it. they all call for funding and they all call for spending, but they all refuse to pay for it. >> one fact, 20 years since we had an increase in the federal fuel tax. what kind of a car were you around the table driving 20 years ago? what were the miles per gallon? we are collecting almost half the revenues we were and have not increased in 20 years. spent i want to go down to the shutdown as well. i wonder how much it will factor into your activities going forward, apart from a key vote. >> if you're interested in what we're going to do, we will continue to talk to the members and to our members around the country, and to the leaders in the cities and states where we are very, very activ

but as even ray lahood said last week, the former transportation secretary to this administration, once freed and able to speak openly, he called again for the vehicle mile tax chefs chastised on when he was transportation secretary. so everybody is against how to deal with that issue. it's far greater than the tea party. every member of every party and the entire administration refuses to fund it. they all call for funding and they all call for spending but they all refuse to pay for it. >> one fact. 20 years, 20 years since we had an increase in the federal fuel tax. what kind of a car were you around the table driving 20 years ago? what were the miles per gallon? we're collecting almost half the revenues we were and haven't increased it in 20 years. >> to go back to the shutdown as well. i'm wondering how much it will factor into your activities going forward. guest: if you're interested -- >> if you're rintested in what we're going to do we're going to continue to talk to the members and our members around the country, and to the leaders in the cities and states where we are very, v