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Have worked with us. were going to continue to work on this and again, one of my major directates focused on this and will work with the committee on this. if you have further requirements. thanks for your support in this regard. >> thank you. i know each of us probably have folks who contacted our office seeking help and verifying employer as contractor issue not just under dod, but with state. talk about mark feariks. military operations have ended, mr. mark is being held hostage in afghanista...

0 about 100 americans and that figure doesnt change. we need a real accounting for how many people, big difference between 100 and 4000. my biggest takeaway, we have no counter terrorism strategy and milley and mckenzie testifyod this, mckenzie said he is not confident we can prevent al qaeda or isis. >> harris: i am rushing, it is top of the hour, kayleigh and emily, everybody on "outnumbered," quick one for us as we ark wait the panel to reconvene. thanks for watching fox news. our coverage co...

Spending is a priority of the house. it starts in the house. >> yeah. >> so i think hes just -- hes cruising for a bruising in the contractor issue, trying to steal money from other important places, but i see a lot of trouble ahead for this president. >> theres no grab money clause in article ii of the constitution. >> i dont see that happening. >> well, final question for you, what you said is interesting that you thought mcconnell was ready to go to war, that they jammed him on this and mccon...

Because if it hasnt been contracted for, he thinks he can grab the money. i think its going to be very difficult for him to do that. because the constitution says spending is a priority of the house. it starts in the house. >> yeah. >> so i think hes just -- hes cruising for a bruising in the contractor issue, trying to steal money from other important places, but i see a lot of trouble ahead for this president. >> theres no grab money clause in article ii of the constitution. >> i dont see that...

Bob. >> bob: the number of contractors has been a huge leap since 9/11. its the right place to look there and we know it has happened once per youve got it spread out over more people. when i was in the white house, i had clearance but it was very limited. now there are a thousand people have access. >> i think the contractor issue, bob, you have hit the right note, is going to be one of the leading edges of the story. what weve seen is an explosion in the use of contractors and based on our rep...

On issues involving access to guns or access to military bases. you are right. there privacy concerns and the concerns that we dont want to discourage people from getting the treatment they need. at the same time we need to make sure we have the information to keep the country safe. there improvements that we will make in terms of the background check and screening process. improvements we can make in mental health and i hope that link an between mental health and access to firearms. >> i want t...

The navy itself and the contractor issue and the cutbacks. theres a lot that has to play into that question. >> i was just going to add to that, we have learned also that in 2011 he was discharged from the navy, he was a navy reservist. weve learned that it was general -- general under conditions, if im not mistaken, still learning about this. basically he was discharged from the navy for a pattern of misconduct. so you also factor that in as well. >> a lot of muddy waters with this guy. you rai...

Of the most sophisticated government spying technology in the world. mike emanuel with what some people want to do about it. >> reporter: following the profile of the national security leak, dianne feinstein says shes working on legislation to reduce the number of contractors and their access to highly classified information. also today, house speaker promised congress will examine the contractor issue. >> there are also federal contractors that are used for certain programs. i think thats fair ...

Snowden case. >> in terms of procedures in place, i would refer you to the various agencies that have contractors that deal with classified information. >> reporter: according to the most recent data, nearly 800,000 government employees hold top secret clearances, another half million held by contractors. snowdens high level clearance is not surprising to a former senior nsa official. >> when you have access to these systems, because we classify them at such a high level, in order to do your bus...