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Want to play a little bit of republican ranking member from that house ways and means committee press conference before that brief meeting. lets play it. >> if taken, this committee action will set a terrible precedent that unleashes a dangerous new political weapon that reaches far beyond the former president and overturns decades of privacy protections for average americans that have existed seasons the watergate reforms. >> so congressman curbelo, i want to talk about that idea, this preceden...

Privacy of their information. theyre sort of making this sliply slope argument. if they make this what is to stop them in the future of releasing tax information of other political potential foes so thats what theyre arguing again, not making it about donald trump but taxpayers at large, victor. >> lets listen to kevin brady here. >> our concern is that if taken, this committee action will set a terrible precedent that unleashes a dangerous new political weapon that reaches far beyond the former...

Which is a subpoena compliance act. i feel extra ordinary urgency. we seen using the courts and delay, delay, delay to not hold him accountable. the protecting the democracy act, there is an urgency about it because itestablishes guard rails, aided and abetted by people like attorney general barr. sadly by mark meadows a member of the former member of this body. so i disagree with you. there is an extraordinary urgency i hope we will pass the protecting our democracy act. i hope the senate will ...

Case. the presidential emergencies act grew out of the watergate reforms after president nixon overstepped with power and it was designed to restrain the president then there was a supreme court decision in mid 80s that said that a two-thirds vote in both houses would have to override a veto. if that didnt exist, i think that a majority vote in the house and senate could stop this. so i guess history is abound with ironnys all the time. this is just one more. >> indeed. we expect this will play ...