i gave the commencement speech at the unlv commencement ceremony.t the same time that president obama was giving a speech. i thought it would be fun to compare and contrast the speeches which were similar in tone. >> it is one of the great honors of my life to be able to address this gathering here today. >> i wrote this in the car on the way over here. >> i was raised by a heroic single mon who made sacrifices for me. >> my mother was a hooker. >> the future we share should give you hope. >> don't go out into the world. >> you're graduating into an improving job market. >> there are no jobs in the world. >> your generation is uniquely poised for success. >> and if there were jobs you are not qualified to fill them. the world has plenty of people doing the stuff you want t >> nobody can stop you. >> by the way, you owe china 15 trillion dollars. >> go get that law degree. >> i don't think you need to have a plan for your life. >> go get your mba or start that business. >> you know what people have plans for their life? hitler had a plan for his life

committee today is launching newspaper advertisements in college newspapers in places like, you know, unlv in las vegas, where congressman joe heck represents that district. clark college in southwest washington, congressional college campuses all around the country that are in republican districts. this is something democrats feel they can claim a little advantage on. and let's not forget, too, that aside from minority voters and women voters with whom republicans didn't do very well in 2012, younger voters, too, overwhelmingly backed president obama and the democratic ticket. this is sort of a generational fight that at the moment, democrats feel like they have the upper hand on. and over the long term, republicans are trying to repair these relationships with voters right in that age, the people who are either getting student loans now to go to college or repaying them after they've graduated. >> both sides having something to gain at the moment. reid and ruth, stay with me here. i want to bring in congressman chris van hollen, a democrat from maryland. congressman, always good to see y