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Says look, these investigations are presidential harassment. those are the words he's using. and obviously, the requests are extraordinarily broad in terms of what they're -- documents they're asking for, people and organizations they're requesting information from. are democrats in danger of overreaching by making such broad requests? >> no, not at all. we are just upholding our end of the constitution, which says that we have the right to do this. article i, and i can just speak for me. i'm not out to get the president. i'm out to get the truth. >> you know, obviously, i mentioned lindsey gr...

Congress, about the power of the purse. you've heard me say over and over again, article i, the legislative branch, the power of the purse, the power to declare war, many other powers listed in the constitution, and of course, the responsibility to have oversight. so the president is doing an end run around that. it is. we will review our options and be prepared to respond appropriately to it. i know the republicans have some unease about it, no matter what they say, because if the president can declare an emergency on something that he has created as an emergency, an illusion that he wants to...

Both categories are in his constitutional purview. now, this is vice chairman of the appropriations committee. don't be surprised if i disagree. congress has the power of the purse, article i, section ix. i believe it's one of the most foundational checks and balances on the executive branch. do you believe the president can ignore congress's appropriations allocations conditions, just ignore them and take -- >> not as a general proposition. but that was a -- i thought that was a good law review article. i gave it as a speech and it was a thought piece. what i was really saying was -- and i sa...

The president? >> well, i think that what mitch mcconnell is doing, and i say this as respectfully as possible, is saying we're not needed. congressman may as well stay home. all we need it one person to show up -- donald trump. and that's not what our founders had in mind. they talked about coequal branches of government. article i, the legislative branch, the peoples' branch of government. the president can sign or not, but he should never say i'm not even going to put it on the president's desk. what he signed, and we could have sent a bill of our own making, but we said we'll send exactly ...

Them back on it floor unless the president approves of them. how do you get around this conundrum if the other half of the first branch of government will only act at the behest of the president? >> well, i think that what mitch mcconnell is doing, and i say this as respectfully as possible, is saying we're not needed. congressman may as well stay home. all we need it one person to show up -- donald trump. and that's not what our founders had in mind. they talked about coequal branches of government. article i, the legislative branch, the peoples' branch of government. the president can sign o...