>> my question is, and i don't mean to be rude, but do you think if you were not a multibillionaire, if your family has not made hundreds of millions of dollars in contributions to the republican party, that you would be sitting here today? >> senator, as a matter of fact, i do think there would be that possibility. i've worked very hard on behalf of parents and children for the last almost 30 years. >> i mean -- >> i'll make this quick. i think you look at three specific confirmation hearings. look at education, because of the teacher unions, very big democratic constituency, democrats have to show they're fighting for. the environment, the environmentalists, the epa administrator, and of course no question when you look at tillerson right now given all the russian stuff. look at the rhetoric that democrats are using in those specific hearings. >> is bernie sanders right?