willing to take a side for the little guy or little woman even though they know it s not easy politically. i wrote the book for the same reason i wear this lapel pin. the mine workers took the canary down in the mines. and the book i wrote for the same reason, to show the power of government can be used to help people, and that s what each of these eight progressive senators did from hugo black to herbert leeman to al gore and kennedy. and you think about the 30s social security was the greatest anti-poverty program in history. and republicans called it socialism. think about the importance of medicare in 65. they called it socialism. it s popular as hell. and all of those things, progressives passed all these. they were short-term victories. they had big victories.
it s not like he made them do anything. these are grown men who all have pre-existi pre-existing roles of leadership and as member of the united states, congress, as governors and former attorney general, so they know what they re getting into when they re dealing with him and when they ve engaged in the behaviors they ve engaged in, apparently. they need to come before congress, they need to testify and under oath and tell the american people because they also have violated, apparently, the oath of office that they have taken. and so i would be cautious to suggest they ve been lulled or seduced into something. if any of these individuals, if any of these men want to walk around wearing the lapel pin that they wear and have a bunch of staff running after them, calling them by their title, now they need to come before the united states congress wearing that title and speak truth about what they have or have not done in terms of either violating the oath of office they ve taken or
cnn s drew griffin investigates. elaine chao oversees shipping in the united states which is the industry that has made elaine chao rich. her family s company, now run by her sister angela is a global leader in dry bulk shipping and does major business in china, which is why cha o s use of her office to put her family and business on display is raising more than a few eyebrows. she has attempted to use, and she has used government office to help her father and his business. in 2017, elaine chao used the department of transportation as a backdrop for multiple interviews with chinese and chinese language media like this one, her father at her side. and showing off the lapel pin he received flying on air force one. my father and i traveled on air force one. that s always an experience and i was so pleased that i was able
secretary elaine chao is the trump administration top official overseeing shipping in the united states which is the industry that made her rich. her family company built by her parents both chinese migrants and now run be her sister is a global leader if dry boat shipping and does major business in china which is why her use of the office to put her family and business on display is raising more than a few eyebrows. she has attempted to use and has used government office to help her father and his business. reporter: in 2017 elaine chao used the department of transportation as a back drop for multiple interviews with chinese and language media like this one. her father at her side. and showing off the lapel pin he received flying on air force one. well my father and i traveled on air force one. that is always an experience. and i was so pleased that i was able to bring my father on air
business on display is raising more than a few eyebrows. she has attempted to use and has used government office to help her father and his business. in 2017, elaine chao used department of transportation as back drop for multiple interviews for chinese media like this one her father at her side. and showing off the lapel pin he received flying on air force one. my father and i travelled on air force one. that s always an experience. and i was so pleased that i was anyo able to bring my father on air force one with the president. reporter: the family company is based in the u.s. but the company builds ships in china, hires workers in kmienchina. her sister sits on the board of the state-run bank of china and even though there is no evidence