when we come back is the united states congress a plutocracy? s, washington, dc based cq roll call has calculated net worth of every member of the united states congress. 435 representatives and 100 senators. and then ranked them. to crack this year's list calendar year 2013 data of the top 50 richest members of congress, a member has to be worth at least $7.4 million, up from $6.7 million one year ago. the top 50 are also white. 18% of the richest members are women. 30 are republican. 20 are democrat. first here are the top ten richest members from the house of representatives. number one, representative darrell isa, california republican, $357 million. he is the richest member of congress, house, and senate. number two, mike mccall, texas republican, 118 million. john delany, 112 million, four, colorado democrat, 74 million. number five, scott peters, california democrat, 45 million. number six, washington democrat, 38 million. number seven veteran buchanan, florida republican, 37 million. eight, shelly pingry maine democrat, 34 million. number

. >> just united congress. >> o.k. >> that's what elections are for too. >> 58% of americans say a third party is needed because they are already dissolutions with the performance of the two major parties. is that poll the canary in the coal mine? >> a third party. i'm not sure that's a solution. you get a third party out there, you got one in -- all it does is split off votes from one of the other parties. but this again reaches toward this idea almost of some kind of coalition government different than the system -- our system is breaking down. >> let me give you -- how many many americans are responsive to their needs? according to gallup -- only 35% -- that's about a third say the two parties were adequately representing the public. that is the lowest percentage since 2008. what do you think of that? >> i think there's an absolute lack of trust among the american population. you see that in the rise of chris christie and hillary clinton is more aggressive. taking advantage of that. people have an appetite for change but there is real sense of disenfranchisement and disconnection from

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in 2011 when we were in charge of the congress of the united states. the republicans have done that frankly all the time i've been in the congressional -- congress of the united states. i came in 1981. the result most dramatically in 2001 and 2003 had the republicans promised that large tax breaks for the best-off in america would result in extraordinary growth in jobs, in fack the stock market went down and it ushered in the deepest recession in december 2007 that i've experienced in my lifetime and that anybody in this room has experienced in their lifetime. our policy has been and continues to be to have a fair policy. d tax reform. you heard dave camp who offered a reasonable, thoughtful bill making the tough choices that have to be made. he couldn't get his own bill, this is that the republican chairman of the ways & means couldn't give his own bill to move forward. they couldn't even discuss it and debated and considered. we need tax reform to grow the economy to ensure we are more competitive. the president said that in a couple of his state of t

the congress but to have the united states congress is less than the monarchy families. these things were not supposed to be alive tayras states but they will have to return to their communities and live under the laws that they passed. tonight i asked not just for your vote but joined the campaign for change but we have to bring something to make the american dream possible for the next but then in the 1960's to have the same opportunity. thank you. honda: also to think nbc and the audience a end of the viewership. but i think but it is the pattern but when they took away our constitutional right nobody stood up and said this is wrong. otherwise but then with the peace corps then to learn another language. i learned the things that i experienced. so to be critical thinkers and passionate about constitutional rights. as a teacher over 20 years that is the direction i went until the direct politics that they have called this experience turning it into policy making. the policy congressman honda but then it is important to show but deaths fusses in their appreciates the ne

i think one of the biggest problems in the united states actually is that congress mandated that the faa come out with regulations and said one of the dividing points is 55 pounds. it's unfortunate. they should have said to the faa you come up with regulations that you think are appropriate and the faa would have likely looked at this problem and said 55 pounds does not make sense as a dividing line. it's a certain number of joules

. >> if he tries to avoid the the congress he will unite congress against the agreement. >> israeli'sefense minister or israel's demens minister will meet with defense secretary chuck hagel at the israeli officials are currently engage in the media blitz to keep pressure on the talks for fear that the united states will allow iran to keep enough enriched uranium and center viewinges to eventually make and obtain a nuclear weapon. >>> 5:17. police say a suspect they have had in custody may be responsible for several murders. >> four three-year old darren van has been charge with the death of 19 year-old africa hardy whose body was found in the hotel last week, about 20 miles east of chicago. police say van is also a suspect in the deaths of six other women whose body were found in northwest indiana over the weekend, specifically in the the gary, indiana area, and they say he has indicated there could be more victims going back at least 20 years. >>> so this story could become a whole lot worse. >>> at 5:18. man charge with the abduction of the university of virginia student faces a who

can you see what happens if the senate flips this election and we have a united congress under one party, but a different party in the power and the presidency. >> well, first of all, if you have a -- i'm not going to say it's going to happen. but if you have a republican senate and a republican house, in order to get anything done, you still have to negotiate something with the president who has veto power. so there is a balance. maybe there will be less things done. probably the maximum time to get things done is to have a party of both the house and the senate and the president, but rarely does that happen. that's when the congress really achieve a lot of things. but you are usually going to have a divided congress or a divided congress as opposed to the executive office. then you have the checks and balances of the constitution. that's really why our forefathers wrote the constitution the way they did so that nobody has unbridled power. usually it is divided. that means it is a lot of wringing of hands and counting votes. people say, hastert rule, the hastert vote is 218 votes, you c

congress we need. and that's why i aspire to represent this area in the united states congress. >> mr. khanna, to be clear, the question was number one on your goals. what with a thll that be? >> how do we get the people the skills to compete in a new economy. automation and globalization are changing things. you go to flex tronnics in milpitas and it is like being in a science fiction movie. you have to know how to operate 3-d printing and robotics, even to drive a taxicab, you need to know how to operate programming. that's why i have called for specific skills teaching coding in the classroom, helping women get opportunities in science and technology. >> thank you, you answered the question, thank you. congressman honda, your response. you have 60 seconds. >> thank you very much. i was a sharecropper and now a congressman. i understand the disparities. no one who lives in silicon valley who works here full time should live in poverty. they should have a living wage, enough money to be able to put food on the table, send their children to school, put shelter over their heads. so i th

congress that is broken. despite the low pool ratings, the economists had an article that said the turnover rate in the united states congress is less than european monarchy families. we saw the revolution over this. these things weren't supposed to be lifetime estates. thomas jefferson said members of congress ought to return to their communities and live under the laws they passed. tonight, i ask not just for your vote, i ask you to join our campaign for change. we want to invigorate our politics with new ideas, new vision. we want to bring something different because we have gotten so far astray from our founding ideals. i want to work, to help make the american dream possible for the next generation. the dream that inspired my parents to immigrate to this country in the 1960s. thank you. >> congressman honda, two minutes for your closing statements. >> thank you very much. i want to thank you, raj, the panelists. i want to thank nbc. and our audience here and the viewership. i want to thank them for tuning in on to us, rather than monday night football. and i think that i would like to leave this impressi

whitman of all races make up 18-point 5% of the united states congress.omen of color makeup and abysmal 4.5% of congress. these numbers exist in direct contradiction to the fact that women make up half of the population and are more likely to vote than the male counterparts. we will hear about the reflected democracy campaign's new research which shows the persistent upward -- under representation of women and women of color throughout the country at all levels of government. over the summer the reflective democracy campaign finished to the unprecedented new database of 42,000 elected officials throughout the country this survey showed the great disparity engender race and ethnicity between our elected lawmakers in those whom they represent i would think donna hall with the reflective democracy campaign to bring their new research to share. [applause] at the center for american progress we believe growing diversity is an asset and it is strengthened when elected officials actually reflect the constituencies they deserve. evidence suggests there is much to

i was a freshman member of the united states congress. it was one of my first major votes. i was sitting as a member of the financial services committee, in the midst of this very consequential debate. as you recall, this was a blank check for a $700 billion bailout. it has never been seen and never been heard of before in united states history. sent over from the white house was treasury secretary hank paulson. he came to our republican conference to sell us on the bailout. and i confronted him at the microphone with a few important questions, none of which received an answer. one of my questions was, where did the number $700 billion come from? the second one was what will you use it for? since we could not get a straight answer to either of those fundamental questions, not only did i vote against him, we put together a great ad hoc group of both democrats and republicans who came together and said maybe this is not a great idea, and we are giving the treasury secretary a blank check for $700 billion. the first vote failed. you could have seen -- heard a pin drop in the c

congress we need. and that's why i aspire to represent this area in the united states congress. >> mr. khanna, to be clear, the question was number one on your goals. what with a thll that be? >> how do we get the people the skills to compete in a new economy. automation and globalization are changing things. you go to flex tronnics in milpitas and it is like being in a science fiction movie. you have to know how to operate 3-d printing and robotics, even to drive a taxicab, you need to know how to operate programming. that's why i have called for specific skills teaching coding in the classroom, helping women get opportunities in science and technology. >> thank you, you answered the question, thank you. congressman honda, your response. you have 60 seconds. >> thank you very much. i was a sharecropper and now a congressman. i understand the disparities. no one who lives in silicon valley who works here full time should live in poverty. they should have a living wage, enough money to be able to put food on the table, send their children to school, put shelter over their heads. so i th

united states and as commander-in-chief. it's maybe been 238 years too long for that. maybe 238 years too long that we only have a very small percentage in the congress of the united states. we have to do better. when i think about my african-american sisters in the congress, we are a small cohort. we sure bring an awful lot of different conversations, even at our table with african-american male colleagues. it's not enough for us to say that we can elect people of color into the congress. it's time for us to elect women into congress. finally, i would like to close by sharing with you this story. the story of a little girl who is in her preteen years with glasses and braces and no one wants to take out those pictures of any of us in middle school. i had one of those pictures. i began to look at leaders like barbara jordan and i thought, my gosh, i want to be like them. i looked at my mom who had worked so hard all her life, taking care of six children and trying to grow them into responsible human beings and i marvel at that because i had enough of a challenge trying to grow one child into a responsible human being. i think about my grandmother who

. >> if he tries to avoid the congress, he will unite the congress against the agreement. >> reporter: israel's minister of intelligence added an opinion piece published in the "new york times" sunday, quote, president obama must stand by his declaration that no deal with iran is better than a bad deal, israel also worries that the ongoing campaign gems the islamic state will come at the expense of the critical struggle against iran's nuclear program. secretary kerry mocked the skeptics last week, during nuclear talks with iran in vienna. >> they know more than i do. i can't tell you. i don't believe it's out of reach. but we have some tough issues to resolve. >> the negotiations are entering a sensitive phase in the next five weeks, israel's defense minister will be at the pentagon tomorrow to meet with defense secretary chuck hagel to discuss this and other issues facing the middle east right now, brett. >> jennifer, thank you. >>> attorney general eric holder criticized a former fellow cabinet member today, holder took issue with panetta's criticism of president obama in a recently

earlier this year the united states senate passed a resolution which reads, in part, evidence under the control or in the possession of the congress of the united states can come in the mandate or process be taken from such control or possession but by its permission." nixon,united states v. the supreme court unanimously recognized confidentiality within the executive branch, which the court determined could only be invaded for overwriting reasons of the fifth and sixth amendments of the constitution. as i have stated before, mr. chairman, my own view is that the right of the executive privilege is to be exercised with caution and with restraint. when i was a member of congress, i did not hesitate to question the right of the executive innch to claim a privilege supplying information to the congress, even if i thought the claim of privilege was being abused. now, did then, and i do respect the right of executive privilege when it protects the right given to a president in the expectation that it will not he disposed. otherwise, mr. chairman, no president could any longer count on receiving free and frank information from the peopl

that is what i will continue to do when i go back to the united states congress. with all due respect, i did not hear anything but talking points. what are you going to do specifically when you get back there? what are you going to do individually to break the gridlock? >> what i did in my first term, find the people i can work with and introduce legislation in -- a republican from georgia, indiana, north carolina, people have good relationships with. work through the process of trying to build coalitions, bring people together, make sure that we can get it to the floor for a vote. we passed legislation to put sanctions on has a lot this summer. we passed legislation last year to protect israel, to increase their military edge. there are things that can get done. >> thank you. , what can you do? >> this comes down to leadership. it means sticking your neck out. working with the other side. something i have been able to do. specifically, lets take a look at the budget. in 2012, for the first time in a generation, there was a bipartisan budget. it was based on the r

. >> if he tries to avoid congress he will unite the congress against the agreement. >> israel defense minister will meet with defense secretary chuck hagel at the pentagon today. israeli officials are currently engaged in talk to keep pressure on the talks to fear u.s. will allow iran to keep enough enriched uranium to make a nuclear weapon. >>> two fighter jets collided over south east kansas during a training exercise yesterday afternoon. neither was seriously injured. these pilots are from the oklahoma air national guard. >>> police in indiana say a suspect they have in custody may have been responsible for several murders, dating as far back as mid 1990's. >> darren van has been charged with the deaths of 29 year-old africa hardy whose body was found in a hotel last week about 20 miles east of chicago. police say van is also a suspect in the deaths of six other women, whose bodies were found in northwest indiana over the weekend. they say he a has indicated that there could be more victims going back at least 20 years. >>> 4:19. the man charged with the abduction of the university

automatically guaranteed the franchise after the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were passed by the united states congressand now, we're seeing it diminished. it's not like giving money. it's not like a bumper sticker. it's not like endorsing a candidate. it's not like being on a tv show. it's the thing that makes us all equal. it's the one thing that we all have that's the same. my clients will not be able to contribute to an election, even pre-citizens united, at the levels that some others would. but on election day, it was the great equalizer. we all had one vote. and we all had the ability to use that vote to participate in the political process. and we're seeing a different philosophy about the meaning of that exercise of citizenship. >> your clients cannot participate, can they, under citizens united? i mean, they don't have the money that trumps the vote, often, now under this new political mandate. >> well, the theory, of course, is -- and you're absolutely right about that. and that's why citizens united is so devastating. but the theory is, the one thing that is the hope after citizens united,

unit. congress has written statutes. it would take the political will to do that.this report is, it is true. these people cannot be fired unless and until a case against them has been proven. being put on paid administrative leave. 4000 between three months and one year. 263 have been on this paid administrative leave. >> the only good that can come from this, as i said, it will require political will. >> 3 million people. that is 1% of the population in terms of numbers. an extraordinary influence on the people that work. americans say, well, they need to liberate their labor markets. the government operates a french labor market. you take two people that went to the same town. one is a teacher and gets to retire at 55 with fantastic benefits. though one next door has two, in the a forementioned hardware store has to work. eighty-three to pay for the so-called public servant lifestyle. eventually, that is the biggest divide. stuart: you are right. >> that is an accurate and telling description. it is the fault of people and bold clinical parties. >> for the sake o

congress i'm introducing the legislation. senator casey is coming forward, and this, i think, is something we can agree on in the united states congress. it's been the most divided history. every american, independent. conservative can agree that nazi war criminals cannot receive the social security checks. the argument was they scoont be tried in the united states or international court, the only option was to expel them. >> i believe that nazis should be expelled, deported, but should not be getting social security checks. the fact that they can't be tried doesn't mean they are not guilty, and we have proof that they were nazis, they were guards or worse, and what was a crime against humanity. this was not just a crime against an individual, probably the most atrocious crime against humanity in the history of the world. these people should not be getting checks. >> since the story broke, gone worldwide, what have people said? >> it's gone viral. people have been calling from around the world, they are outraged, angry. they have endorsements. it's something that congress than agree on, we may be able to pass this. it's one o

appearance of a president of the united states before a committee or subcommittee of the united states congress. now, the chair understands, mr. president, that you have a commitment at noon and that the house convenes at 11:30 a.m. today. with these constraints of time in mind, we shall proceed as quickly as possible to accomplish as much as we can in the available time. the questioning will be done by subcommittee members only and under the five-minute rule. president ford's appearance demonstrates his commitment to be open and candid with the american people. it is absolutely vital for the restoration of the public's trust in their governing institutions and elected officials that frankness be the hallmark of this and future administrations. the newspaper in paris wrote "no european republic invests its president with the right of pardon as sweeping and irrevokeable as that with president ford exercised in favor of richard nixon. in a sense, it takes over from executive privilege by which the former president took refuge of so long to prevent congress and the courts from investigating his co

was never intended they should henceforth to fed, clothes, educated and sheltered by the united states. congress packed the bill over the president's opposition but the old dependency continued to plague expert -- efforts to feed the south vulnerable population. the most effective opposition actually came from within the bureau itself. 1865, one bureau agent, a man named charles called the freed people in his district together -- he said he had to disabuse the faultat he called and exaggerated ideas of freedom that they seemed to possess in his eyes. here is what he told them -- you are talking too much. you are waiting too much. you are asking for too much. was era tended that free people were demanding shorter workdays as well as provisions of food and clothing as well as shelter and medical care. he warned them that the deprivation and suffering that they were experiencing was inevitable. freedom might be worse than slavery, at least for a while. he endeavored to explain to them the difference between slavery and freedom as he understood it. free, butou are now you must know the only differen

. >> he will unite the congress against the agreement. the very first vote would be on the sanctions against iran. a bipartisan consensus being pretty strong against iran. lou: taking all of this up tonight, but we begin with much-needed good news for dozens of people on ebola watch list and the effort to prevent an outbreak of ebola the people who were closest to ebola patient zero thomas duncan begin to go on with their lives. fox news correspondent is in dallas as has our report tonight. earthquakes could lead to if as i am speaking, the cdc has announced the guidelines they will now be required it to be covered head to toe, something they did not have to do before. it has been a day of relief because 48 people have been cleared or will be cleared very soon. these are the people that had initial contact with thomas eric duncan. his fiancee, some family members who have been living in seclusion in a gated neighborhoods in a home provided by the local catholic community. there are still 120 other people here in dallas who had some type o

congress back. >>. co-ing up, some of the fighters inside syria the united states congress has voted to arm, hoping thaty will beat the islamic state. one of the things they're using now to beat the islamic state is a play station. seriously. you've got to see this. but next in "the rewrite" why michael brown's mother did not accept the ferguson police chief's apology.. dad, i know i haven't said this often enough, but thank you. thank you mom for protecting my future. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are uniquely thankful for many things, the legacy of usaa auto insurance could be one of them. if you're a current or former military member or their family, get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. >>> remember when ferguson police chief thomas jackson was asked this question by his own state senator? >> am i going to be gassed again like i was on monday night and i was peaceful. your state senator. and we couldn't get out. and we were peacefully sitting. i just want to know if i'm going to be gassed again. >> i vote no. >> i really hope no

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united states senate race. we know it makes no difference which party controls conference -- congress in washington because both parties have control us for decades. it is time we get serious about electing a candidate for united states senate who understands the power and responsibility of the individual lies the true liberty, not with big government. i hope you will keep an open heart and open mind and listen to our message of true liberty tonight, and i thank you so much for the honor and privilege of participating in tonight's debate. [applause] you, candidates. at this time we will begin questions for our -- from our analys -- panelists. randall, directed to mr. perdue. isis wasn'tng ago, a household word, but it is now. how do you think the united states is handling the situation, and do you think bombing targets should be used? when ourtarted president did not heed the advice of many extremes people in the military -- many experienced people in the military. he created a vacuum that allowed the rise of isis, and today i read our security and a national order -- borders needs to be taken into account, bec

united states and as commander-in-chief. it's maybe been 238 years too long for that. maybe 238 years too long that we only have a very small percentage in the congress of the united states. we have to do better. when i think about my african-american sisters in the congress, we are a small cohort. we sure bring an awful lot of different conversations, even at our table with african-american male colleagues. it's not enough for us to say that we can elect people of color into the congress. it's time for us to elect women into congress. finally, i would like to close by sharing with you this story. the story of a little girl who is in her preteen years with glasses and braces and no one wants to take out those pictures of any of us in middle school. i had one of those pictures . i began to look at leaders like barbara jordan and i thought, my gosh, i want to be like them. i looked at my mom who had worked so hard all her life, taking care of six children and trying to grow them into responsible human beings and i marvel at that because i had enough of a challenge trying to grow one child into a responsible human being. i think about my grandmother who

congress. what do you most dislike and like about the united states congress. >> i think the problem we are seeing now with congress is the extreme polarization. i opponent here is the poster boy for polarization. withtes 98% of the time his party and does just what he's told. i would be a very logical senator, a very rational senator. not one who is just a strict ideologue. rated the most extreme senator by the national journal. you know when you are on one extreme or the other, you're never in the room and the problems are solved because people think that you're so far out there that you can't be part of the discussion. we need somebody with common oregon andill put the united states above their political party and above their own career. that is the problem with career politicians. doing whatlected and they're told and climbing in the hierarchy. that is why i support term limits. branch, itt symbolizes that we, the people, the first three words of the constitution -- in its best section it can be a thorough place to debate and partner and find strategies that take on important issues. what i di

congress that is broken. the economist has an article that says the turnover rate in the united states congress is less than europeanarchies families we fought a revolution of there. thomas jefferson said members of congress ought to return to their communities to live under the laws they pass. tonight and ask not just for your vote but to join the campaign for change to invigorate politics with the vision to bring something different because we have gotten so far2ajú astray from our founding ideals among to help make the american dream possible that inspired my parents to emigrate to this country in the 1960's. thank you. >>moderator: you have two minutes. honda: thanks to the panelists and also nbc and our audience and the viewership for it to any into less rather than monday night football. [laughter] i would like to leave this impression my history and experience is a pattern of the way at work and think and behave. in 1942 i said before the government turned the backs on us nobody stood up to say no when they took away our constitutional rights. nobody said this is wrong. under my watch for those to make that c

is when you to fix our immigration laws through comprehensive immigration reform, and the united states congress needs to be involved in that effort. so will we see bold leadership from the united states congress? after november, or will we not? the last decade has not shown us that we see a lot of bold leadership in the u.s. congress. so i think we can look ahead always with hope, thinking that members of the united states house of representatives and the senate will appeal to the battle angels and try to create a better comprehensive immigration reform package moving forward. i don't know if that will happen until the third area where i think we have to go. to make sure that we have the people of this country involved in a march for this next chapter of civil rights. my view is such -- it's an issue that calls out for the kind of leadership that many of you here today bring to the table. it's a kind of leadership that the evangelical organization, which are headed by my good friend, trenton. it's that kind of leadership that hopefully ultimately will appeal -- dr. salguero. the consensus of a

two weeks from today there is going to be an election for the united states congress. senate, all of the house of representatives. a very important election. and it's focusing in on control of the united states senate. because the leader is the most -- one of the most rf

i think he's going to make it and i think he's going to be a terrific addition to the united states congress. help us hear another voice. help us hear from another generation. but mostly what this is about for all of us for seth for me and for the people who are running right now is trying to make sure that we have a country that creates opportunities. not just for some of our kids but for all of our kids. a country that truly believes every single day in a level playing field for all of us. >> well ma'am, thank you so much for all that you do. thank you for your service to our country, for your three brothers who are veterans including the vietnam veteran and hopefully see you on "taking the hill" very soon. >> thank you. and thank you for all you do, patrick. >> thanks, ma'am. >>> coming up what are u.s. troops doing in west africa to fight ebola? and what are the precautions against them coming down with the devastating illness. and #takingthehill. this is where i met your grandpa. right under this tree. ♪ (man) some things are worth holding onto. they're hugging the tree. (man) that's wh

i mean, you follow congress daily they can't agree on anything. i think we agree more than the unitedates congress does. >> that's a good point. senator, msnbc interviewed the father of michael yesterday. listen to this, if you would. >> everyone has the demeanor. i use my son with the lute and stuff like that. i have no control over anybody. the only thing i can do is pray for my son. to be able to go home. >> senator, how do you make sure it stays about michael brown? >> you know, he has been the focus from the very beginning. in what his father is talking about is the fact that people center so much emotion inside but we cannot lose sight that one of our local young men is now gone. in fact, every single day there is a black male who is killed by someone whether it's black on black crime or an act of violence from a police officer. and so while we're trying to have peace in the streets and we do not support any looting or any violence in this entire movement, we want to make sure that the first amendment right is still available for everyone. we believe that people should be able t

despite the low rating, congress had article that says the turnover rate in the united states congressis less than european monarchy families. we fought a revolution over there. these things were not supposed to be lifetime. thomas jefferson said members of congress ought to return to their communities and live under the laws they passed. tonight, i ask not just for your vote, i ask you to join our campaign for change. we want to invigorate our politics. with new ideas, new vision. we want to bring something different because we've gotten so far astray from our founding ideals. i want to work to help make the american dream possible for the next generation, the dream that inspired my parents to immigrate to this country in the 1960s. thank you. >> moderator: congressman honda, you have two minutes for your closing statements. honda: thank you very much. and i want to thank you, raj, the panelist. i want to thank nbc and our audience here and the dealership i want to thank them for tuning in on to us rather than monday night football. i think i would like to leave this impression that m

we're working with the united states congress to renew agoa before it expires next year. 're working to connect more african companies with american businesses. and the united states is also providing more direct support to make trade and investment easier. our export/import bank, financed the record $1.7 billion in exports to africa over the past ten years. we should do more. the oversees private investment corporation, opec has financed nearly $3 billion in projects across africa under president obama. and every dollar invested by opec has sparked on average $2.60 in additional private sector investment. u.s. trade and development agency has funded over 100 projects expected to generate over $1 billion in u.s. exports while building up the infrastructure of africa. in each of these areas, president obama will announce very shortly significant new initiatives. we're also focussed on energy. i need not tell this audience two thirds of africa is still regularly go without electricity. if we can help you power africa, that will empower the people of africa to grow their econ

can you see what happens if the senate flips this election and we have a united congress under one party, but a different party in the power and the presidency. >> well, first of all, if you -- if, if.et's say i'm not going to say it's going to happen. but if you have a republican senate and a republican house, in order to get anything done, you still have to negotiate something with the president who has veto power. so there is a balance. maybe there will be less things done. probably the maximum time to get things done is to have a party of both the house and the senate and the president, but rarely does that happen. that's when the congress really could get -- achieve a lot of things. but you are usually going to have a lot of -- a divided congress or a divided congress as opposed to the executive office. then you have the checks and balances of the constitution. that's really why our forefathers wrote the constitution the way they did so that nobody has unbridled power. usually it is divided. that means it is a lot of wringing of hands and counting votes. , the say, hastert rule hast

united states and commander-in-chief. so maybe been 238 years too long for that. maybe 238 years too long for the fact that we only have a verys small percentage in the congress of theabout my african-american sisters in the congress, we're a small cohort as you heard but we sure bring an awful lot of different conversations, even to our table among the our african male colleagues. so it isn't just enough for us to say that we can elect people of color into the congress. it is time for us to really elect women into congress. and so finally i would like to close by sharing with you this story. it is a story of a little girl who was, you know, in her preteen years with glasses and the braces and the, you know, no one wants to take out those pictures of any of us in middle school. but i had one of those pictures and, and i looked at the leaders around us. i began to at leaders like shirley chisholm and like barbara jordan. i thought, my gosh, i want to be like them. i looked at my mom who worked so hard all of her life taking care of six children and trying to grow them into responsible human beings. i marvel at that frankly. i had enough of a child just t trying to gr

but i can bring that into the congress of the united states and fight to cut the red tape that is strangling small businesses and hurting the ability to create jobs and grow the economy. i am proud of my work in the congress as well as being a member of no labels. the republicans and democrats coming together to bridge the partisan divide and i ask for your vote on november 4th. >> moderator: mr. romanoff? >> thank you, channel 9 again: it is going to be difficult in washington to forge common ground from the scorched earth campaigns we have seen even tonight. we need men and women who are more interested in solving problems instead of pointing fingers or picking fights. the biggest problem we have now is the struggles so many families in our district are facing to stay or join the middle class. unfortunately they have a congressman who is making that problem worse. what we need instead is an effort to make higher education more affordable, not more expensive, we need an effort to ensure equal pay for equal work instead of subjecting women to 77 cents on the dollar and advance to a clean ene