reporting. manu on capitol hill, you've been reporting for days. the democrats say they're not going to stand for it this time. if what they view is obstruction, they're not going to leave it to the court, they're not going to leave it to the lawyers. do they take a median step here and actually issue subpoenas and see how the secretary responds then? >> reporter: we're waiting for an official response from the committees. they have yet to respond to this request. you're absolutely right, john, democrats are signalling they're not going to put up with the tractive fight that may play out. they may hold pompeo in contempt, something they've threatened to do, along with other officials. the fear is that dem contracts will once again get drawn out into a fight that the judiciary committee dealt with with this administration after issuing subpoenas and them saying, no, we're not going to comply with these subpoenas, and then having to send the issue to court.