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That you couldnt even fill some of the basics. does it get easier now and what is your first focus either with that or policy? >> i think both, youve got to do both at the same time but i dont like americans understand the level of obstruction weve seen from the democrats. under the past six presidents, most of the nominations went through with unanimous consent. under president trump in the first two years, there have been 171 closure votes in the past six there were only 24, it has been an unp...

People say i hate the guy. you have a right when it comes the next election, vote for somebody else. but the public spoke and we should find a way to make it that government function and function in a way that benefits us all and certainly thats not, hes not done the things that i think he should be doing. i disagree with him on almost everything but i think we should find a ways to get both sides of the isle to work together. i said to nancy pelosi in san francisco, if the democrats get control...

But the public spoke and we should find a way to make that government function and function in a way that benefits us all and certainly, thats not -- hes not done the things that i think he should be doing. i disagree with him on almost everything. but i still think we should find a way to get both sides of the aisle to work together. i said to nancy pelosi the other day when i wases in san francisco. if the democrats get control of the house, i would expect her and the democrats to do what im c...

There was outsourcing secretly a government function to a group of privatized folks, lawyers, a filmmaker and producer. one lawyer who had at least some connection to wanting to get his sons technology used by the v.a. it raises all kinds of questions and you have to assume this is notable t only agency where this is going on. one of the things that i think has been deleterious on the trump reporting is were so focused on the bouncing be of donald trump, theres a lot going on in the agencies tha...

Ts crossed and is dotted by the government is always considerable. >> shepard: we watched the news conference here today in our newsroom earlier. it was astounding the specificity which was delivered. the congressman, congressman collins is not only at a government function, hes in the white house yard when this happened. he gets a phone call from the guy at the company going hey, were done. and while in the white house yard, it is alleged by prosecutors, congressman collins began calling his fa...

Grave concerns that the cia search may well have violated the separation of powers, principles, embodied in the united states constitution. it may have undermined the constitutional framework essential to effective congressional oversight of intelligence activity or any other government function. >> laura: brennan was incredulous that anyone would question his credibility and his integrity. >> as far as the allegations of the cia hacking into senate computers, nothing could be further from the t...

Grave concerns that the cia search may well have violated the separation of powers, principles, embodied in the united states constitution. it may have undermined the constitutional framework essential to effective congressional oversight of intelligence activity or any other government function. >> laura: brennan was incredulous that anyone would question his credibility and his integrity. >> as far as the allegations of the cia hacking into senate computers, nothing could be further from the t...

Chiefs out there making hes comments, how does that strike you? >> its irresponsible. damages the republic. id be in favor of certain senior level policy officials being barred from doing this kind of political rhetoric. we have the hatch act, which has -- is enforceable against government employees.hi once you leave the government, there should be an enforceable mechanism that these senior s policy guys who had access to this information and go on these tweet storms and some of them have lost t...

You? >> its irresponsible. damages the republic. id be in favor of certain senior level policy officials being barred from doing this kind of political rhetoric. we have the hatch act, which has -- is enforceable against government employees. once you leave the government, there should be an enforceable mechanism that these senior policy that cant go out that had access to this information and go on these tweet storms and some of them have lost their mind in anger against the current president. ...

You are coddling an enemy of the united states. you have crossed a line. his defense secretary, his national security adviser, where are these people? his secretary of state, the leaders among the republicans of congress who will hold his feet to the fire moving forward because i still believe that what the president says is a product of his paranoia and not necessarily u.s. policy unless it is, unless it actually comes to the point where it becomes policy. and this goes to maxs concern. >> yeah...