prices were skyrocketing, hoffmeister was hauled before committee after congressional committee, 18 different hearings. some members of congress even threatened to nationalize his industry. the televised hearings, all political theater, he says. when the camera light's turned off, some of the very members who criticized him in public were asking for money in private. and he says you'd better pay. >> there's a huge price to not pay the price of the campaign request. >> really? >> there's a price in terms of access, there's a price in terms of interest by the member. and so if you haven't paid your price of entry, who are you? i've actually been asked by a member. who are you? because i've never met you before. now that the election's over you're coming to ask me for something? where were you before the election? and to me, that is just -- it puts a sickness in my stomach to realize that it's all about the