he started the feel good foundation to help survivors. he's with us again on the news deck. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. with so much going on, you're so generous with your team to tell our story. >> shepard: it's an important one. what i wanted to know, i saw you ranting and raving after the meeting with mitch mcconnell. what was your take away? >> we had an engaging productive leader with the senate majority leader. we take him at his word that he will stick with his commitment and we'll have a bill done by the summer recess. >> shepard: this was a new tune from you. you were down on him and the process. >> i'm down on both sides of the hill in d.c. >> shepard: you're better with mcconnell now. >> i'm better. i'm never going to say i'm happy. how long this has taken us to get here. you know, we stepped up our rhetoric and our game plan. we took matters in our own hand.