let's talk to someone in the middle of it all, house democratic caucus chair xavier becerra. ferando: the congress either doesn't act or in this situation negotiates and compromises. i think obviously the american people want more compromise. do you think you got enough for rep. becerra: well the difficulty is the american people want to see us work together and compromise. it's important for us to come to common ground, but you have to be able to know what's being done, what's being discussed and negotiated in order to feel comfortable that there's a common ground to reach. this unfortunately is another example of why the american people are so cynical about washington politics. it's not done democratically, it's not done transparently, certainly not done openly, and at the end of the day, the 147 million americans who paid taxes, filed tax returns, are going to be paying special interests, whether it's corporations or very wealthy individuals can get special tax , breaks that those 140 million americans in the majority will not get. so that's what's difficult. fernando: and

let' s talk to someone in the democratic caucus chair xavier becerra. doesn' negotiates and compromises. people want more compromise. do you think you got enough for your site to make this palatable? rep. becerra: well the difficulty is the american people want to see us work together and compromise. it' s important for us to come to common ground, but you have to be able to know what' s being done, what' s being discussed and s a common ground to reach. this unfortunately is another example of why the american people are so cynical about washington politics. it' s not done democratically, it' s not done transparently, certainly not done openly, and at the end of the day, the 147 million americans who paid taxes, filed tax returns, are going to be paying special interests, whether it' s corporations or very wealthy individuals can get special tax , breaks that those 140 million americans in the majority will not get. so that' s what' s difficult. fernando: and also, though, i understand democrats were able to get extensions for tax credits on renewable energy. do you think that' s posit

to acknowledge that we are joined by our distinguished chair of the house democratic caucus, xavier becerra, and by the chair of the steering policy committee, rosa delauro. we are also joined by congressman david cicilline who went to the floor to make a statement about gun violence -- gun safety. congresswoman hahn from california, congresswoman lowey from new york, a member of the task force, congresswoman esty of connecticut. congressman peters of california. congressman takano of california. congressman scott of virginia, another member of the task force. both of them vice chairs. congressman mcgovern of massachusetts. congresswoman matsui of california. the distinguished ranking member of the judiciary committee congressman conyers. katherine clark of massachusetts. yette clarke, new york. congresswoman capps of california. congressman gallego of arizona, congressman desauliner from california. congresswoman velazquez of new york. congresswoman kaptur of ohio. congresswoman lawrence of michigan. congressman norcross of new jersey. congresswoman jackson lee of texas. congresswoman torr

to acknowledge that we are joined by our distinguished chair of the house democratic caucus, xavier becerra, and by the chair of the steering policy committee, rosa delauro. we are also joined by congressman david cicilline who went to the floor to make a statement about gun violence -- gun safety. congresswoman hahn from california, congresswoman lowey from new york, a member of the task force, congresswoman esty of connecticut. congressman peters of california. congressman takano of california. congressman scott of virginia, another member of the task force. both of them vice chairs. congressman mcgovern of massachusetts. congresswoman matsui of california. the distinguished ranking member of the judiciary committee congressman conyers. katherine clark of massachusetts. yette clarke, new york. congresswoman capps of california. congressman gallego of arizona, congressman desauliner from california. congresswoman velazquez of new york. congresswoman kaptur of ohio. congresswoman lawrence of michigan. congressman norcross of new jersey. congresswoman jackson lee of texas. congresswoman torr

to acknowledge that we are joined by our distinguished chair of the house democratic caucus, xavier becerra, and by the chair of the steering policy committee, rosa delauro. we are also joined by congressman david cicilline who went to the floor to make a statement about gun violence -- gun safety. congresswoman hahn from california, congresswoman lowey from new york, a member of the task force, congresswoman esty of connecticut. congressman peters of california. congressman takano of california. congressman scott of virginia, another member of the task force. both of them vice chairs. congressman mcgovern of massachusetts. congresswoman matsui of california. the distinguished ranking member of the judiciary committee congressman conyers. katherine clark of massachusetts. yette clarke, new york. congresswoman capps of california. congressman gallego of arizona, congressman desauliner from california. congresswoman velazquez of new york. congresswoman kaptur of ohio. congresswoman lawrence of michigan. congressman norcross of new jersey congresswoman velasquez of new york, captor of ohio, co