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Level as a conservative. it is your only point of leverage. people will make the case to you that you should consider that and see what you can get for that vote. are you open to that? >> no. i'm not. when you look at using leverage like this, i have used leverage with circuit court judges but not to move the president. but to move my own leadership here on capitol hill. i was concerned that we were just doing the president's executive calendar, not moving something to the floor like tariff relief. to make sure that the president misusing his authority on section 232 to declare a national secu...

Gop votes. it's 50-49 going in. i'm assuming, and i hate doing, this i'm assuming that senator mccain won't be part of it. god willing, he is and he can stick it in my face for even questioning whether or not he'd be ready for a vote. hopefully he is. but if he isn't it's 50-49. now, you're a conservative. a real one. kavanaugh is probably going to be appealing to you on that level as a conservative. it is your only point of leverage. people will make the case to you that you should consider that and see what you can get for that vote. are you open to that? >> no. i'm not. when you look at usi...

To account. remember, it was over a year ago that we had to pass sanctions over the president's objection, 98-2. he previously said he would veto any sanction package. so we passed it 98-2 and he couldn't veto it anymore. so i think that we've got to do something similar here. at least express our support for the intelligence community. >> so more sanctions? >> well, obviously we've got to hold russia to account. i don't expect these individuals to be extradited, but we can impose additional sanctions or increase -- find new individuals to sanction in russia certainly. >> what about holding up...

Get the power of the purse exercise, we can fund the military, fund things like basic health care, fund things like opioids. refusing to do that over unrelated issues. that's why we are where we are. andy? >> you are aware that senator mcconnell has not attempted to bring up an appropriations bill and that the senate appropriations committee has not drafted -- >> i am aware. they know they don't have 60 votes to proceed on this thing. i wish they didn't have to get 60 votes, but it is because of that. >> maybe make more of an effort to demonstrate the points you're making by moving to go to le...

Fund things like basic healthcare and opioids. they are refusing to do that over these unrelated issues and that's why we are where we are. >> you are aware that senator mcconnell has not attempted to bring up an appropriations bill and the senate appropriations committee has not drafted -- >> i'm aware ever it because they know they don't have 60 votes. i wish they didn't need 60 votes because of that. >> to demonstrate the points you're making going to legislation. >> of course i would. i'm a house guy. i want to see the senate do more on the legislative calendar. they are pretty busy on the...