0 and what you have as a result is a very small subsection of the country, essentially trying to call the shots and put the whole country at risk. so this is really a moment for americans of all political stripes to really pay attention to what's happening here. so we don't allow a small faction to take this country in the wrong direction and do great damage. >> but congressman, how do we resolve this impasse? because based on previous experience, it seems that we go through the catastrophe, we go into the apocalypse. we had the debt ceiling fight. we then had the sequester, which has been detriment theal to so many government departments, including those that protect this very country. i mean, are we just to assume that we head into, as it were, a hat trick of these disasters? >> no. and this is a moment in time where, really, the american people need to blow the whistle on what's happening here. >> but how does that happen, sir? there are no elections. we can't throw ted cruz out. this just carries on. >> i know. but we now come to the point where people need to focus very clearly on who is doing what right now. and if you follow things closely, as you know, you have now got the tea party folks in the house calling the shots. what really has to happen is speaker boehner has to search some leadership over his own party. you know, one of the reasons we can't have a negotiation between the speaker and the white house is because the speaker cannot -- he can't negotiate, because he can't deliver his own side. he's trying to negotiate with his own side, and he's losing that negotiation. and, you know, it wouldn't be so bad, except this dysfunction is going to be hurting the whole country. so look, we're going to just have to keep making the case. the president made it in the clip that you ran. people need to understand what's at stake here. and hold people accountable. >> congressman, you sound sympathetic to speaker boehner's position. and yet when i listen to some of the things speaker boehner says, it suggests he doesn't care either. let me read you what he said at a gop lawmakers meeting, a closed-door meeting today. and i'm quoting the speaker. people say a lot of things about me. people outside this room. people inside this room. i just let that is, h-i-t roll off my back. that must be nice. have another glass of merlot, have another chain smoke and not a care in the world. >> well, martin, i am -- not sympathetic with the fact that the speaker is refusing to exert leadership, right? what's happened in the last two weeks is he has gone eyeball to eyeball with the tea party wing of his party and speaker boehner blinked. what we need from speaker boehner right now is to exert some leadership. let's take comprehensive immigration reform for an example. we could pass that out of the house of representatives today. the votes are there. we could get it to the president's desk. that could be the law of the land by midnight tonight. but speaker boehner refuses to allow the full house, the people's house to work its will, because he's got this faction of tea party members who is essentially -- he's allowing to hold them in a head grip. he has got to assert some leadership for the good of the country and not simply kowtow to the most extreme part of his party. >> congressman -- >> and we're just going to have to have everybody weighing in on this issue and shine a spotlight on what's happening. >> congressman chris van holland, thank you, sir, for shining a spotlight on the predicament of spaker boehner. one mother's anguish with the american gun epidemic. play close. good and close. discover the new way to help keep teeth clean and breath fresh. new beneful healthy smile food and snacks. he'll love the crunch of the healthy smile kibbles. you'll love how they help clean. with soft, meaty centers, and teeth cleaning texture healthy smile snacks help keep a shine on his smile. it's dental that tastes so good. new beneful healthy smile food and snacks. but it doesn't usually work that way with health care. with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated doctors, treatment options and cost estimates, so we can make better health decisions. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. i had pain in my abdomen... it just wouldn't go away.thing. i was spotting, but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning signs are not the same for everyone. if you think something's wrong... see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. and get the inside knowledge. [ male announcer ] some things are designed to draw crowds. others are designed to leave them behind. ♪ the all-new 2014 lexus is. it's your move.