testimony and they're stone walling the house of representatives. but it is relevant to collect this information. i will say that the budget committee yesterday adopted an amendment that i proposed that at least going forward would prevent any president from threatening another country by withholding money the way the president did. because we take that running out the clock option off the table entirely. >> the testimony released by george kent today said he said the president personally ordered that money to be withheld. that jives with everything we heard. the first public hearings are happening less than a week now. i'm wondering as a u.s. senator what your approach to the hearings in the house are going to be? are you knowing to watch them, do you think your colleagues will watch them? how do you see your role? >> i expect to watch them very closely, chris, pay a lot of attention to the evidence. my view of this right now is the evidence to date is overwhelming in that the president abused his