it could propel newt gingrich. the more problematic thing is that this paper could decide, pages as well as of things, to go after mitt romney and make it to campaign. him it did that in 2008 when it mccain and went on mitt romney. >> and made a difference there. three weeks that newt gingrich top of the national polls. how much longer do we see this going on? it is tough to predict. this guy is a guy who was out by everyone only ago. months but to be totally collapsed. charge the steady course. well in the very debate. he remained consistent on policy saytions and did not anything that was controversial. now it is going to be tough. there is a lot of attention on him. of chancesng a lot to talk. he talks, the more gets into. >> his stance on immigration, great, that is bold, from a conservative standpoint, it is not aligned with what the republicans want. >> that was looked to as test.ing that was a his ability to be the leader himself to be. he said he would not seek the support of illegal aliens. rather, he woul

>> newt gingrich is the latest to top the field. michele bachmann is shrugging it off. >> the main endorsement is the one here in iowa and on january 3rd. >> herman cain is struggling to regain momentum in do >> obviously false ids asians and confusions about some of my positions have contributed. >> jon huntsman is hoping for his turn. >> i am getting whiplashed watching these people go up and down. >> republican voters are still shopping around. for gingrich, more momentum means more money but also more scrutiny. brian more in washington. back to you. >> landmark elections. still to come come egypt getting its first taste of democracy in decades. a look at the chaotic boycott surrounding the elections. how your morning cup of joe could affect your risk for developing cancer. >> pretty soon, we will say goodbye to the mild weather. a big storm, mild and rainy weather on the way. here is a live look outdoors, quiet tranquil clouds, 63 at bwi marshall. 65 at the inner harbor. >> egyptian citizens are flocking to the polls to vote in

it was re-adopted when newt gingrich came into power. in the early part of the decade, that provision was dropped. we no longer had to pay for what we bought. that is what led us to be deep deficits. the republicans want to exempt from pago the cutting of taxes -- paygo the cutting of taxes and other expenditures that have caused us to have a great debt. we do not need an amendment. we need immediate action now. this super committee poses that opportunity. i am hopeful that the majority in the house and senate will support the product that the committee comes up with. that is what we should be focused on. the balanced budget amendment is a distraction and a political device, not a policy device. >> let's talk about a more imminent spending issue. the government authority to spend money runs up on november 13. you said you would not vote any extension -- vote on any extension of that authority. are we heading for another shutdown? what are the issues going to be that would prevent you from voting to continue to operate the government pass

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unfortunately, newt gingrich is one of them who has done it. far too many of them do it, and one of the reforms that i propose in my book is to close permanently the door, the revolving door between public service and cashing in as a lobbyist. >> let's talk about gingrich. you're operating at a time there when he's in power. is there more to even the gingrich era that he was part of that will become a bigger part of this campaign debate, and should it? >> i don't know if he's survive this. it's a big thing. >> why? >> he's engaged in the exact kind of corruption that america disdai disdains. the very things that angry the tea party movement and the "occupy wall street" movement and watching washington and says why do they get all the money and become so rich? unfortunately newt seems to play in it. >> you call that corruption. that's a heavy charge. >> it is a corruption. at the end of the day, i say in the book, i believe now, although i didn't believe then, unfortunately, that any provision of favor or any provision of anything to members of

dorothy, what's behind this gingrich surge? >> it's the perception of a mass of people, what they're looking at. i think it was pretty pat of all of the commentators to say, well, this is the latest flavor of the month. i doubt this is the latest flavor of the month. >> what is his appeal, though, at this moment? >> his appeal is simply -- it's not simple. it's the genuine concentration on issues, his capacity to engage people on issues. by issues we mean foreign as well as check in. the debt of his reportings on the meaning of issue. there's the x factor, the feeling that people have that they're listening to something different and substantial, some kind of very hearty meal as opposed to a kind of mind-numbing repetition of the government is broke, washington is broke. how many times can you hear that? >> so he can think on his feet? >> and extensively. >> steve, in the summer, as you know, the gingrich campaign was given up for dead. his staff had quit. he had all kinds of troubles. couldn't raise any money. still not raisin

newt gingrich is at the top of his neck and neck with mitt romney i think the president is a nice guy. i just don't think he understands how the economy works. >> michael franks says with newt gingrich's rise also comes scrutiny like a revelation that he got more than $1 million in a deal with freddie mac pierre >> as you rise, there is a premium place to expose or discuss what the perceived liabilities are for each canada. but gingrich is going to that face of the cycle. >> for three days he sat out of practice because of a toe injury, will ray lewis take the field against the bengals? >> the greatest concept has been 52 lining up in the middle. ray lewis suffered a few injuries along the way. as they gear up for two games in five days, his availability is listed as questionable. it does feel premature to say ray lewis will not play sunday, much less next week given his history of embracing pain. the leader for the franchise is not 100%. >> you cannot count ray lewis out. there could be reports out there that you could put over some rocks and think you have something and you might ha

newt gingrich is floating of the pack.op was oncempaign by the contents this summer. could get -- newt gingrich is soaring these days. >> i am sorry that there are some standing room only. me as they introduced front runner. you cannot tell what is going to happen. >> how did you win battles -- boaters over? -- voters over? -- thebers show him former speaker is in a tie with mitt romney. means someonehat down. >> we have to get our mojo back. >> ok, libya. >> about 12 second pause by even more confusion. >> i do not agree with the way he handled it. that is a different one. i have to go back. was justaff says he tired, working on for hours of sleep. had a question about collective bargaining agreement. time to show you all of those clips. mitt romney really continues to be the steady ship in all of this. debit card fees, now another big bank is doing charges. some of the see what is changing at chase bank. some wet dy for weather heading our way. the caps are trying to break out of their slump tonight. >>> you are watching abc7 news 6, on your side. >>> our economic d

newt gingrich talks about janitor jobs to kids. you are taking jobs away from the adults. >> mike, good idea or bad? >> i think if you do it with giving small businesses a better opportunity you would see a lot more young adults work. small businesses are dead. and that's where most of the young people tend to work. they work for family businesses. >> and the government is going the other way. they are trying to prevent kids on farms from driving tractors right now. >> they are against small businesses . are i think we need more aprentedisship programs and acquiring skills. we have 16 years old learning on the job as plumbers and not in the classroom and putting plumbing torch in your hand. >> what about the argument that morgan made and crowding out the work force and minimum wage workers. you will crowd out the adults. >> i am not buying it. have them sitting on facebook and twitter eating yunk food and creating health problems for themselves. there is a way to get teens who do want to work. we are talking about union jobs and te

gingrich, where did that come from? >> an old familiar face. of it is we are seeing a of anti romney candidates. newt gingrich is the flavor of the week. his performances have been much more even. people are giving him a second book. speaking complete sentences and remembering what you want to say has gone up. >> is that a vacation? do you think newt gingrich could nomination? >> this could be his best opportunity. lot of trouble getting that. is had a false start. now this is an opportunity for to reinstitute himself. has gained attraction. you see herman cain and rick for a while. nobody has been able to gain traction. of rick perry, not to beat up on him, did his freeze really hurt his polling? i do not think he has been able to see a huge bit in his polling. not running that well to with. he is not the nominee, that be the reason. he could rebound. he has had some humorous at things. -- outings. he made him look like somebody who is hubble. -- humble. he has a long way to go. >> you cover congress, two weeks were talking about the super com

against each other as debated with no ground rules. >> herman cain and newt gingrich. together togetting economic plans on medicare. >> if we are stupid, we will end like a breeze. >> and social security. i am a social need a strong of an idea that george bush produced. >> any candidate not prepared to about getting younger choosens the right to serious solution on social security. topic off limits in debate was the sexual harassment charges herman cain. but he changed his story on the allegations. of the alleged victims did down. k >> mr. kane and knows the that wasincident alleged. if he chooses not to remember or is hisedge those, that issue. >> so far the allegations have heard his campaign. abc poll say most republicans is not a serious matter. his rivals are steering clear of controversy. not mentioned with the candidates address to the reagan the dinner in iowa. bachmann criticized cain saying people are adult in then room. topic should come up when they're is a debate next week we debate next week. the top eight republican indidates will be featured detroit. >>

romney. >> skeptics say newt gingrich has issues. including its lobbying fees from a controversial clients. >> many experts think mitt romney remains the one to be at. some republicans are already tweeting "it's over for herman cain." making great only has $300,000 on hand, not much staff. this is newt gingrich's week to be in the spotlight and he is going up in the polls. >> we will go back to the herman cain story as soon as we hear more details from his latest accuser. >>> d.c. police are looking for clues into the shootings and stabbings of six people at a dupont circle restaurant police are searching surveillance camera video for the suspect in the incident sunday morning. one person was killed, five others were injured. we are learning of previous incidents that raised concerns by police. sam ford is live in northwest washington. >> we have learned that five months ago, at the same club, and event promoted by the same promoter, there was an incident in which there was a fight and was pushed out into the street. people were beat

what is the connection with gingrich? gingrich worked for six years with high level officials at freddie mac. gingrich was paid to coach freddie mac officials on how to talk to conservative lawmakers, to garner their support to keep freddie mac alive. gingrich's total compensation for his services to freddie ranged between 1.6 and $1.8 million. gingrich says he acted as an advisor to freddie mack, but never lobbied lawmakers on freddie mac's baffle. >> advice over long period of time. someone aimed at how to you explain what you're doing? i did no lobby of any kind. >> critics accuse gingrich of political hypocrisy. but taking money from freddie mac as a private citizen and then blaming freddie mac for causing the housing crisis, when he was a presidential candidate. others accuse gingrich of using his political experience, namely four years as speaker of the u.s. house of representatives, to cash in. so says washington examiner columnist tim carney. >> are you prepared to live by your statement there. >> absolutely. and

newt gingrich? you don't know. >> other thing that came up at the debate which was interesting and fish you are we see here is aid to pakistan. michele bachmann and governor perry of texas got into it. >> michele bachmann who serves on the intelligence committee showed her credentials mattered when she talked about pakistan in the debate and made the case that pakistan was, quote, too nuclear to fail. that perry made the case that we were giving pakistan a blank check and ought to stop doing that because we weren't getting anything in return. and she turned to perry and said that that was naive. that, in fact, of course you have to deal with pakistan and of course you have to support pakistan to a certain agree, and by the way, you may not know this, governor, we are getting intelligence in return and i would know that because i serve on the intelligence committee and you don't. [laughter] >> it was a telling exchange and speaks to the larger political question about foreign aid, because rick perry

newt gingrich in the spotlight and torrey was there and will tell us more. >> kell lee we got a lot to talk about, if you watched it you probably noticed that republican candidates are cross the board in foreign policy and some of the second tier candidates had great performances and then finally that newt gingrich might have a new problem. >> a serious country. >> reporter: newt gingrich looked strong until a question on amnesty for illegal immigrants. >> i'm prepared to take the heat for saying let's be humane enforcing the law and creating legality so that they are not separated from their families. >> reporter: he may take heat in states like iowa where conservative republicans mostly oppose any form of amnesty. other take aways from last night, strong performances from candidates with strong foreign policy expertise. like former ambassador to china john huntsman. >> are you suggesting we take the troops out next week? did you hear what i said draw down from 100,000 troops. >> reporter: michelle bachmann. >> you are not going to be an alli of the united states do not expect a dime

two bullets with were found close to building. >> newt gingrich is rising in the polls, and with his success comes new criticism. critics are raising questions about his time working as a consultant for freddie mac in the years leading up to the nation's big housing crisis. he hasn't said how much money he made but it's believed to be $1.68 million. his work may turn away a lot of republican voters. gingrich says he offered his advice as a historian. >>> we're set to get the latest jobless claims in an hour from now. futures are down. for more on that let's turn to jackie live at cnbc headquarters. >> futures are in the red after stocks were knocked down yesterday afternoon following a report warning that u.s. banks could take a big hit if europe debt crisis spreads. that's not entirely new news. but investors are on edge over any headlines across the pond. france and spain sold bonds at high yields. it's much more expensive for them. in the u.s. we'll get data on unemployment and housing. the dough fell to 11,905. the nasdaq lowers to 2939. when congress finds rare common ground to

. >>> still to come on wjz eye witness news, a big step forward for newt gingrich in the presidential primary race. >>> historic day for egyptians in their bid to install a new government. >>> no sun but nice warm temperatures will greet you when you head out. the first warning weather forecast, coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> security is tight across the country as voters cast ballots in elections. egyptians lined up early at polling stations to vote in the first election since the fall of mubarak. they are not choosing a president yet, just choosing a parliament to draft a new constitution. >>> endorsement for newt gingrich as candidates gear up for the new hampshire primary. the union leader is endorsing the former house speaker calling him an innovative conservative. newt gingrich is neck and neck with mitt romney, with new hampshire's primary six week away, analysts say it could sway voters. >>> rescue effort by passers by who happened to witness an accidents in california. one person died and others were hurt when a pickup truck rolled over yesterday. see a group of people w

. >> the one person who stands to gain from this fall is newt gingrich. >> he has to do what he thinks is best in the situation he finds himself in. >> on its web site, -- on his website -- >> denied speech was supposed to be about a foreign-policy. -- tonight's speech was supposed to be about foreign policy. will he drop out of their race? he will be making a decision soon. >>> coverage of the herman cain controversy continues online. you can always get the latest information on wjla.com. we also have the updates from our twitter handle. you can let us know what you think of the controversy on our facebook page. >>> more good numbers for nuking great. -- for newt gingrich. a poll indicates that he is in the lead by a large margin. a lot of people are still undecided, though. iowa is first in line in the nomination process, of course. >>> the suspected east coast rapist returns to our region to face his fate. aaron thomas arrived in manassas this afternoon the day before he will go before a prince william county judge. thomas has been in custody in connecticut since his arrest in march

. >> brown: you brought up newt gingrich. the biggest sort of aftermath issue, i guess, on this was newt gingrich on immigration when he suggest the the possibility that some illegal immigrants could be allowed to stay in the country. opponents pounced. will that have some last, impact? >> he had a very select group. if you've been here for 25 years, paid taxes, had children and grandchildren and belong dod a local church eye don't know if you weren't an active church member-- let's be frank. we're not going to round up 11 million americans or 11 million people here in this country working, the estimate is, and deport them. it would be absolutely suicidal to our economy, nothing else beyond the humane elements of it, the legal questions. but newt gingrich showed himself to be a recklessly compassionate or a bleeding heart liberal or something-- >> brown: "recklessly compassionate." >> you saw what happened to rick perry when he defended his state law which allows the children of undocumented immigrants who do work here and wh

newt gingrich 13%. and herman cain 17%. the field is still wide open. only 30% of republicans and independents are committed to their candidates. >>> it was a dreary friday but the rain is starting to push out. weekend, drying conditions on tap. >>> coming up, after the forecast a thousand dollars in bits and pieces. find out what happened and the length one couple went to get their cash back. >>> new tonight, bank bail outs have been a source of anchor for the "occupy wall street" protesters. now according to two whistle blowers there is a new outrage. some of the nation's biggest banks defrauded veterans. martin savage reports. >> he spent three years in the army. he was shocked by a bank loan document. >> it was really apparent. >> reporter: it was clear the bank was ripping off a veteran who was trying to refinance his home. >> the veteran didn't see it, it was really slick how they did it. >> reporter: they began going through other loan paper work. >> everyone of the lenders were doing the same thing. >> reporter: this shows how it was done. the b

. >> michele bachmann is going after newt gingrich's stance on immigration. she said they are the most liberal of the and newt gingrich said that is false. we'll talk to a surrogate from newt gingrich's campaign. >> it was supposed to be a one billion dollar fund to help struggling homeowners. and the majority dished out went to pennsylvania and marant and they were not even the ones hardest hit in the housing collapse. >> most hardest hit were florida and nevada. it once again, typical mess up of the federal government. it is like eric holder gun running activitis and solyndra scandal. the federal government can't do anything right. the best thing about the program, it is over. >> when the program ended half of the money went back to treasurer and only used half of the money. there you have that? >> wayne is right. the banks couldn't conform. when it was set up. the bank, and government just looked at mortgage payments totaling income. they didn't look at student loans or credit card or nothing. if you called any community banker they could have told you why

. >> gingrich is soaring trade why? first, rick perry is not a person you would choose to be captain of your debating team. second, herman cain appears to be geographically challenged. third, mitt romney is lukewarm support brought forth, as mark shields predicted would happen months ago, newt gingrich's effective performance in the bidding has been reflected in polls. -- in debating has been reflected in polls. do you want to take it victory that here? >> n -- take a victory lap here? >> no, but i want to point out that this format is made up for newt gingrich. you have a premium on people speaking coherently, cohesively, using facts in the document. he is the best at by far. and there's nothing adversarial, nobody's saying, "did you say something different earlier?" marriott bartiromo -- maria bartiromo of cnbc was the only person who challenged him. in a party dying to beat barack obama, he is the one guy they field and go toe to toe with obama. mitt is not the guy they want to go home with. >> this debate was not as

newt gingrich is nothing iff not glib. unfortrtunaty, there are facts that conadict thehings he said when you say you did not lobby, it becomes a techninical truth. you are getting paid mamet's amounts of money, and the strategic advice is how have access to people he was formerly speaker for and howow to do the deals you want to do, and then that becomes a distinction without a difference. >> mark? >> nt gingrich, according to newtingrich, told freddie mac whom he was being paid $25,000 to $30,000 a month that ththe business model wasas insane, and at the houousing bubble was goining to blow. nobody at freddie mac ever heard him say this, at least five people say he never d say it. but this is newt gingrich, and coming back to what charles' point was, this is a man who has shown incrediblintellectual flexibility. he is somebody who has been on both sides o of an awful lot of issues and that is going to be his undoing. >> here's a question from fridayay's "wall street journal." "how to politicians who are right in washingt

gingrich is soaring. first, rick perry is not the person you would choose to be captain of your debating team. second, herman cain appears to be geographically challenged. third, mitt romney has lukewarm support. fourth, as mark shields predicted what happened months ago, newt gingrich's effective performance in the debates has been reflected in the polls. do you want to take a victory lap here? >> no, but i want to point out that this format is made up for newt gingrich. eight candidates up there, a premium on who can speak coherently, concisely, using facts in his argument. he is the best and certainly in that group at that i started there is nothing adversarial. maria bartiromo of the cnbc was the only person who would even challenge him. in a party that is dying to beat barack obama, he appears to be the one guy at that they feel could go toe to toe with obama. mitt just isn't the guy they want to go home with. >> this was not as nasty or as damaging totally to anybody as the previous debates, althoug

. >> newt gingrich at the thanksgiving eve republican debate in washington. gingrich is soaring. why? rick perry is not the person you choose to captain ofour deating team. herman cain n appears to be geographically challenged.d. mi romney has s lukewarm support. and rth, as mark shields predicted would happen at some months ago, newt gingrich's effective performance in the debating has been reflected in the pol. you want t to take a vctory lap here? >> no, but i want to point out that this format is made for nenewt gingrich.h. you have eight candidates up there, you have a premium on who can speak coherently, concisely using facts in his argument. he is the best certainly in that group of that by far. and there is nothing adversarial. nobody ever ss, but what what did you mean by that -- "what did you mean by that?" maria bartiromo of the cnbc is the ononly person who challenged him. in a party that is dying to beat barack obama, he is the one guy they feel could go toe to toe with obama. mitt is not the guy they nt to go home with. >> this debate was not as nasty or damaging, t

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>> newt gingrich, according to newt gingrich, told a freddie mac while he was being paid $25,000 to $30,000 a month, that their business model was insane. nobody at freddie mac ever heard him say this, and at least five people say he never did say it. but this is newt gingrich, and going back to what charles' point was, this is a man who has shown incredible intellectual flexibility. he is somebody who has been on both sides of an awful lot of issues. i think that is what is going to be his undoing. >> here's a question from friday's "wall street journal." "how to politicians who are rife in washington, d.c. as a minimum of modest means the as millionairess?" -- leave as millionaires?" question posed by sarah palin. >> while the rest of the country has been hurting, the washington area has been doing great, and a big part of that is lobbying money. congress is bought and sold legally. that is the problem. if you don't think that these congressmen are bought and sold, you are dreaming. >> taking advantage of inside information that would send somebody on wall street to prison. >> the supreme

poll showing newt gingrich, 38, mitt romney 18. >> stephen: it makes sense gingrich is rising. he appears to be the only candidate who appears to be made of dough. newt's campaign got off to a bit of a rocky start. back in june, instead of campaigning in iowa, newt wont a two-week luxury cruise through the greek isle aborn the "seaborn odyssey." in response his staff quit and his donors abandoned him, but yesterday we learned that was no pleasure cruise. it was a pleasure fact-finding mission. as newt explained to iowa voters, "i visited greece in june. i talked to people about what they were faced with in greece, and i listened to them, and i tried to understand that they faced a crisis of enormous proportions." yes, and we have some actual footage of the economic summit where newt got firsthand information about the greek debt crisis aboard the luxurious "seaborn odyssey," rubbing elbows and white gloves with your average jorgos, on the red carpet at the awl you can swill mion moasa bu-- mimosa buffets, and the roman baths. i believe that's the greek parliament there. there w

>> to newt gingrich, i think. i think right now that anti-romney vote has coalesced arm around the former speaker. >> jon: voters leaf cain because they don't like he had an affair and go to the guy who had two of them! i guess newt gingrich becomes the candidate for people who like herman cain but think he was too monogamous. jason jones is sanding by. jason, where are you? >> i'm at rick santorum's campaign headquarters. >> jonquick note, if you're looking to directions for his headquarters do not-- and i cannot stress this enough-- search google ma maps. >> jon: i'm sorry, i'm just waiting for people do that and come back to the program. what's going on at santorum headquarters? >> he's what i can only describe as frothing mad. (laughter) about cain voters going to gingrich. >> jon: what why is he mad? >> what does he have to do to get respect? his credentials are unmatched. he's pro-life, anti-immigrant, strict creationist, he equates same-sex marriage with get to gt (bleep)ing. he blamed the catholic church's

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newt gingrich is going to school him. it will be so bad he will deliver enough sympathy to win the election. >> bob: somebody elig said nice things about newt. do we have bill clinton up here? >> he is articulate and tries to think of a conservative version of an idea that will solve a legitimate problem. for example, last night, i watched the national security debate last night. newt said two things that would make an independent voter say i've got to consider that. >> bob: that is the key. newt made independent voter statements. we would prefer to run against gingrich than romney. i think bill in his own way there is a good old boy, he's just fine. from my stand point, newt is terrific. >> eric: i think you're right that the obama administration would rather run against anybody but romney. seen the mitt versus mitt ad? >> dana: the white house is exciting they are going to run against romney so that's why they're making time and money ads against -- >> bob: i'm not sure it's wasting. >> dana: it's too early.>> all of us

there will be a big and also justified on gingrich record. i was speaker of the house for four years and the budget deficit was 200 million and when i left, the budget was in surplus cent million . i was a minority whip of the house, republicans were in the minority and when i left they inspector the majority. newt can defend his record by contrast of the mitt romney. >> chris: juan. >> best to say about newt gingrich a lot of people think he's the smartest guy in the room and they are overwhelmed by the idea and proposals that pour forth from newt gingrich. if you are a democrat and look being at newt gingrich as a likelyy opponent to barack obama. it is like the balloons that float down central park. any moment any one of those trees could poke it and the balloon explodes and that is what is going on with newt gingrich. i forgot about that baggage and insurance problem. it is too much and you just have to wonder and so it is not about mitt romney. i think it is about mitt romney. it is not about newt. why is it everybody comes and challenge

of course the endorsement of newt gingrich. they say gingrich is by no means the perfect candidate but we would rather back someone with whom we may sometimes disagree than one who tells us what we think they want to hear. that is clearly a slap to mitt romney. >> we're proud of the strong endorsements we have in new hampshire. we have governor and a lot of strong conservative support in new hampshire. >> you know, governor romney knows this is an important election and he wants to take his message directly to each voter. >> i want to ask you about a bloom berg article. >> is -- with that history, is that similar to what we are seeing now in the match up between newt and mitt romney on immigration? >> governor romney discussed his position on immigration and illegal immigration extensively in the last campaign. that's nothing new. he proved that he does not support amnesty or illegal immigrants cutting in line between those who are trying to come to this country lawfully. if you look at his record, he vetoed for illegal immigra

what exactly happened when newt gingrich to go over with the cbc? >> he saw that as the threat, to strong and also the blue dog polish gen coming on. >> the blue dog coalition is conservative democrats to create their own counter group to counter the cbc? >> not just the other primary concern with the people bled to they made a alliance with the military industrial complex because they are a small group of me 32 congressional districts in the country. but they get a huge sum of money $100 billion appropriation one year at the same time welfare only does 16 billion and welfare has many more people the amount of money paid to farmers the maximum was $360,000. for a family of four they got 6,000 in the most generous state but they demonize sofer and it is the most but at that time the most highly subsidized 60. >> and. >> there was a democratic focus funded with the public funds, and the study group and all kinds of groups that were phased out under newt gingrich but particularly was to get rid of the black caucus and that opposition and not smart enou