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Says look, these investigations are presidential harassment. those are the words hes using. and obviously, the requests are extraordinarily broad in terms of what theyre -- documents theyre asking for, people and organizations theyre requesting information from. are democrats in danger of overreaching by making such broad requests? >> no, not at all. we are just upholding our end of the constitution, which says that we have the right to do this. article i, and i can just speak for me. im not out...

Congress, about the power of the purse. youve heard me say over and over again, article i, the legislative branch, the power of the purse, the power to declare war, many other powers listed in the constitution, and of course, the responsibility to have oversight. so the president is doing an end run around that. it is. we will review our options and be prepared to respond appropriately to it. i know the republicans have some unease about it, no matter what they say, because if the president can ...

Both categories are in his constitutional purview. now, this is vice chairman of the appropriations committee. dont be surprised if i disagree. congress has the power of the purse, article i, section ix. i believe its one of the most foundational checks and balances on the executive branch. do you believe the president can ignore congresss appropriations allocations conditions, just ignore them and take -- >> not as a general proposition. but that was a -- i thought that was a good law review ar...

The president? >> well, i think that what mitch mcconnell is doing, and i say this as respectfully as possible, is saying were not needed. congressman may as well stay home. all we need it one person to show up -- donald trump. and thats not what our founders had in mind. they talked about coequal branches of government. article i, the legislative branch, the peoples branch of government. the president can sign or not, but he should never say im not even going to put it on the presidents desk. w...

Them back on it floor unless the president approves of them. how do you get around this conundrum if the other half of the first branch of government will only act at the behest of the president? >> well, i think that what mitch mcconnell is doing, and i say this as respectfully as possible, is saying were not needed. congressman may as well stay home. all we need it one person to show up -- donald trump. and thats not what our founders had in mind. they talked about coequal branches of governme...

>> mitch mcconnell, your colleague, your counterpart in the senate, has made it clear that even though these were senate bills that were passed by republicans, that he wont put them back on the floor unless the president approves of them. how do you get around conundrum? >> i think what mitch mcconnell is doing, and i say this as respectfully as possible is saying were not needed. congress might as well stay home. all we need is one, one person to show up, donald trump. and thats not what our fo...

Have screwed things up so badly across the board. but the guardians of the old order feel empowered by trumps legal woes, and a new democrat majority in the house. >> weve come in here with the first branch of government. article i, the legislative branch for coming in good faith to negotiate with you about how we can keep the government open. >> we are going to keep it open. if we dont have border security. it is the same border. >> you are bragging about what has been done. we want to do the s...

Government, because you -- let me just finish! because you cant get your way. >> the last time you shut it down -- >> let me say something, mr. president. you just say, my way or wiehl shut down the government. we have a proposal that democrats and republicans will support, to do a cr, that will not shut down the government. we urge you to take it. >> and if its not good border security -- >> its very good border security. >> its very good border security. >> when you look at these numbers of th...

Down -- >> let me say something, mr. president. you just say, my way or wiehl shut down the government. we have a proposal that democrats and republicans will support, to do a cr, that will not shut down the government. we urge you to take it. >> and if its not good border security -- >> its very good border security. >> its very good border security. >> when you look at these numbers of the effectiveness of our border security and when you look at the job that were doing -- >> you just said it ...

History -- >> let me interrupt to show in the front row, the clintons and obamas have gathered. dan quayle just behind them. >> thats a new seating arrangement. michelle obama usually sits next to george w. bush. he obviously has a different role today. but i think thats the first time theyve sat together. usually theres a bush in between these two families. >> i was saying about how the city, the whole ritual recognizes, the body is laid out on the catcatafalque, lincolns catafalque, thats wher...