Alan Grayson on His Accomplishments: Many ‘Grayson Bills Are Now the Law of the Land’

HAYES: “How does the politics of this factor in? You’re running for Senate in Florida.”

GRAYSON: “Yes.”

HAYES: “You`re running statewide.”

GRAYSON: “Yes.”

HAYES: “That`s going to be a tough race. You`re going to have a competitive primary and then you`re going to have a Republican opponent if you win that primary. As a politician, you`re an outspoken guy. You seem to be someone who goes with his values, but you are now -- you`ve got to be thinking about that general election, that statewide election.”

GRAYSON: “I’ve been in politics, I`ve been out of politics. I spent the first half century of my life without being elected to anything.”

HAYES: “How did you survive?”

GRAYSON: “Somehow I survived. I survived. And the fact is if I win, that`s great. I can do a lot of good things for people. I passed more amendments than any other member of the House even though I`m a Democrat. More Grayson bills are now the law of the land than any other member of the House of Representatives, even though I`m a Democrat and I lose on every party line vote. So I try to do good things for people, I try to do good, solid progressive things for people. I am that standard bearer. But if I lose next year, so be it.”