and a former senior policy adviser to governor pence and julie and david are back with me. quick reaction to the news that is just coming in as we are waiting to get more reaction potentially to hear more from the congressman himself. >> this is a big deal. few republicans have been in as awkward of a position as jason chaffetz in the campaign, as you pointed out. runs the house oversight committee and having to do oversight in the time of trump in a white house environment that has so many potential conflicts of interest really challenging stuff for him. i mean, if hillary clinton had won, he would have been a republican all-star. you know, there would have been a lot of appetite to go after all sorts of different investigations on the clinton white house. with the trump white house, his role is a little dicier. so, it's surprising and interesting news that he's not seeking re-election. >> ryan, what is your take away on this and the political pressures that the congressman has faced? >> i think that what we're seeing here is an example of a member who's gotten embroiled in