south dakota senator, chairman of the senate. it's good of you to spend some time with us today. what do you think about that big picture, is it so much attention being paid to the special counsel, michael flynn, the investigation and so forth, that it's paralyzing capitol hill? >> good morning. i think we heard the speaker say is we are multitasking. you're right, the news cycle is constant. there's a new story every day and creates a new distraction, but the work of the congress proceeds. we are going to a meeting from here to talk about health care reform and the senate approach to that. i introduced yesterday a bill that i hope will be a marker for tax reform. we are at the senate's version of tax reform, we already have a house proposal, the white house has weighed in with a set of principles, those are important issues. they matter to people and we are focused on jobs and the economy and higher wages, and that's our