contributors to his political career. he received more than $1.3 million from big finance in 2012. keep in mind, none of this appears to be illegal. at no point was evidence raised that he broke campaign finance rules or unwritten rules are congress, which is precisely the problem. this is the way business is done. a routine manifestation of political coziness. joining me right now, gary rivlin author of the cover story in "nation." about the assault on financial reform. we've reached out to the congressman hensarling and did not get a response. gary, i want to read a quote from your piece. there are so many different ways after dodd-frank, the wall street financial bill that was passed and signed by the president, that the banks have made runs at trying to limit, curtail and kneecap the reform.