vladimir putin. we know that vladimir putin is continuing to interfere. we know that from trump's own national security folks. if donald trump did raise those issues with vladimir putin, obviously, vladimir putin is not taking him seriously at all. what vladimir putin is listening to is donald trump yesterday in pennsylvania where he says this is all a russian hoax. if you are the president of russia and the president of the united states says it's a hoax, hey, we will keep doing it. >> let's talk about what congress could do or is trying to do. you have -- you talked about the deter act. there's a new bipartisan effort announced yesterday to slap new sanctions on russia. you have your own version of punishment on russia. this is getting more attention post helsinki. honestly, senator, are any of these efforts going anywhere? we're 90 plus days out from the election. >> that's the test about whether the republicans in congress, whether the republican