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Border. you went into a federal detention -- federal prison to talk to those women, many of them had not even been able to say good-bye to their children. they sat in the room next door as they heard their children yelling for them and they were not able to go and speak to their children. and for weeks they didn't know where their children were. i -- most of these women, most of the men were seeking asylum and your department instead of allowing them their legal right to seek asylum, your department instead imposed a zero humanity policy to prosecute them in mass proceedings resulting in the u...

Expansion and the applications out. we have run into a very complicated matter regarding a treaty that we're trying to work around. we have some international treaty obligations that may not allow the way that marijuana has to be handled from the research facilities to the researchers, from the grow facility to the researchers. it is something that i'm very aware of and something i'm trying to push. i have six days left in this chair at the most so i don't know if i'm going to get to it. i understand the concern and know that we're trying to make it work. >> i appreciate that. if i could get y...

At the state of the union the president said that he was going to make and i'm paraphrasing, a priority to make sure that people with preexisting conditions were protected. does that mean that you're going to drop all the aca litigation that you're involved in? >> as you know, congresswoman, the affordable care act litigation is ongoing -- >> i know that the question is, are you going to be willing to settle it, are you able to drop some of that? is the president changing department for his -- >> the time is expired. the witness may answer the question. >> we have a unitary executive and if th...

Office of inspector justice? >> yes. they're currently considering several requests for information in investigation that's involve you since you'll be leaving this position soon, i want you to commit here today in front of this committee that you'll answer the ig's questions and cooperate fully with those investigations. >> i'm happy to commit to that. i will cooperate with the inspects tor general. i have the most respect for him. he's done exceptional work. >> thank you so much. the impact of the government shutdown on the functioning of the department of justice, the law enforcement functi...