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Been the way that many members have been able to raise money because they may be in difficult districts and they need the campaign contributions and they have just allowed themselves to receive those contributions from those banks. >> i want to ask you the same question i asked chair schiff. a lot of people look at the ways republicans conducted themselves in the house and see a lot of destruction of norms and precedent, but also effectiveness in terms of getting the budget control act of 2010 with this blatant threat about defaulting on the debt ceiling. how do you think about balancing the n...

Checkers. you had two chair men on who will launch investigations. he can come in and make a turn at a briefing for a sugar high if he wants attention. it's not going to stop the trajectory that the house democrats are on. >> that's what changed for the first time is power. >> absolutely. >> he caught the intentional vortex for going on three years and now there is a change of power. i want you to stick around and come back a bit. back inside that building, we, awaiting a vote to reopen the government and as we have been noting, it will be the first big note for the first freshman class in ame...

It. we fight hard and tough and smart for priorities and we also recognize there is something digger than us that we are going to come and go in this beautiful building behind us and we have an obligation to the entire country. and to its institutions. right now this is the most precarious time in my lifetime in terms of our republic. we have a president who denigrates the freedom of the press and goes after the independent of the judiciary and is threatening the livelihood of our democracy. the answer cannot be more of the same. that drags us all down. >> congressman adam schiff, the new chai...

With democrats in control of the house, one of the first priorities is oversight of the under qualified man currently running the justice department. matt whitaker who was never confirmed by the senate and confirmed in a cabinet meeting made clear how he got the job. >> sir, mr. president, i will highlight the fact that you stayed in washington, d.c. over the holidays, giving up christmas and new year's with your family trying to bring an end to the shut down and security to the southern border. you demonstrated your dedication in delivering on this critical issue for our country and the ameri...

To wrench it back from this day on capitol hill, but now the house tonight a few minutes is going to pass this bill to reopen the government and the white house issued a veto threat and now the standoff begins between pelosi and trump. where do you see it going? >> it's interesting that trump had his temper tantrum and mitch mcconnell declared the senate has no role so they can go home. >> here took himself out of it. >> some of the greatest deliberative body in the world. what a farce that has become. the american people see a picture, a temper tantrum and a guy who is checked out and trying ...