Stephen Colbert introduces tonight's topics, including Americans dying poor and ABC's new anchors. Plus, Representative Jim Moran and Anderson Cooper stop by. (0:37)
Stephen tries to get Congresswoman Diana DeGette to support a bill protecting the American elephant and to have his name, hidden in an acronym, included in the bill. (6:18)
Representative Bill Pascrell introduced legislation to limit stereotypical portrayals of Italian-Americans. Stephen recuts "The Godfather" accordingly. (6:44)
Representative Jerrold Nadler would have voted against the USA Patriot Act even if it had been called "The USA Patriot Act of America: Love It or Leave It." (5:58)