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And i think the goal of the democratic congress is to try and restore a lot of that. i don't think that means we have to follow all the traditions and keep with the same kind of sense of oh, wait your turn, stand in line, be quiet, etc. because that's not going to happen with this class. i don't think there's a playback at this point. with everything going on government, trump, the shutdown. this is unheard of and we have to react accordingly. >> today news that mulvaney's asking agencies what would suffer if they go to march and april. this came from the national air traffic controllers just ...

Going to be based on his politics. we need to be ready to come with a different kind of vocabulary that will answer that question that hand-wringing democrats keep asking, how are we going to fit our values on a bumper sticker. i think we can do it. i think it's freedom, democracy, and security, and i'm eager to share that message with the country. >> you're in washington for your launch today. this is a question i think is the most important question for every democratic candidate in the field. what is your first big piece of legislation if you got elected president with a democratic house an...

Legislation if you got elected president with a democratic house and democrat senate? >> well, we've got to make fundamental repairs to our democracy. that means legislation to secure access to the vote and a package that could also include some profound structural reforms. the electoral college is at this point indefensible, and there are a lot of other things happening in our political structure that make it so difficult to deal with any of the other issues from climate to health care, to economic security that we've got to make sure that we have repaired our democracy at the outset. >> shou...

>> what does it say about your ability to function as a co equal branch of government providing oversight if the president is able to without facing any sanction publicly intimidate witnesses away testifying before you? >> i think it's a gross abuse of power and at some point the president is going to pay for that. we have to build a case but i see the extent to which he has done things to michael cohen beyond the tweets are things that we're going toing have to explore. >> there's also the possibility and i want to get your reaction. michael cohen wanted to testify for other reasons and this ...

Aired. >> if you're saying intimidating a witness, tampering with a witness a crime, the president has committed that crime in full view. it's not like we've got leaked recordings. he's been doing it in public and he's doing obstruction right in front of everyone? >> i think that will become clearer after we speak with michael cohen and that's going to be important to both mr. c can ummings and schiff as chairs of those two committees. >> i guess -- you're not chair so this is something the chair is probably working out. but are there sort of work with arounds? would it be in private or are yo...