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Collusion with the russians in an opening statement. let's listen, then we'll talk. >> the suggestion that i participated in any collusion, that i was aware of any collusion with the russian government to hurt this country, which i have served with honor for 35 years, or to undermine the integrity of our democratic process, is an appalling and detestable lie. >> but when it came to answering specific questions about russia, he said he never received a detailed briefing despite all the stories of russian hacking and michael flynn's contacts with russians even before he recused himself. does tha...

This matter, but appears to also be issuing subpoenas by himself to obama officials on the sort of side issue of unmasking. do i have that right, and can he do that? >> he is doing that. he should not be doing that. if he has truly stepped aside, then his pen should be nowhere near any subpoena that touches on the russia investigation. and the president has made these bizarre and deceitful unmasking claims a part of the russia investigation. and so the chair should truly step aside and allow mike conaway and ranking member schiff to work together and not interfere in our own investigation. >> ...

Strategist about her defiance. >> why wouldn't you talk to her? that is crazy because you only have two witnesses. she is on tv all the time, making up stories about benghazi or pulling the rejections, i don't get it. they come your way. it is clear, that is the side issue. >> it is more partisan. >> about the refusal to talk. >> democrats going after democrats, and former hillary clinton huma aberdeen made it a crime. >> not outside the statute of limitations, when the department of justice could decide in the question is who will decided,

>> that's why i do believe the wiser course, so that we don't shut the government down and that we keep the lights on come next week is to keep this conversation, this debate on a side issue, on a supplemental request, and just focus on keeping this government up and running. and i think that's where we'll end up next week. >> the other thing that's -- there's two more things kind of been thrown into the pot here as you guys are trying to keep the government open and avoid a shut dourn. one is this idea that the health care bill is going to be brought back up. this time, a version of it that a...

Like i have, they're looking for border security, and maybe wall and security are something that needs to be separated out. but the bottom line is i do believe they support a secure border given the nature of the threats they see on a day to day basis in their districts and states. >> what the president on and what they're talking about, and i don't mean to harp on the wall, but it is the thing a week from now you guys are going to have to harp on if the white house is inserting it. the thing the president ran on wasn't security. it was a wall. he said it about a thousand times. you've got thr...