house and right now trump's support base has been fairly steady. as a result what you have is that the republicans need to weigh the facts as they emerge and their own personal comfort levels and the public opinion against their desire to support legislation. this is going to be a debate that appears to be heating up, not going away anytime soon. raises real question about the ability to move policy. but in terms of anything happening on this front, this is a slow process. >> margaret makes the smart point that it is potentially something that could work on the policy process. i want to take a life look at capitol hill. we're going to listen to the house conference. elijah cummings speaking now. >> -- new allegations about president trump, not just every day. but ladies and gentlemen, every hour. yet house republicans have shown repeatedly that they refuse to conduct credible robust oversight over this president.