brought forward each member of congress will have to take a vote on that. >> there is nothing in the constitution about an official vote launching an inquiry. >> not at all. >> would you be pose opposed to doing that in a week and a half when you come back? >> i'm not. but given what we've seen from the president who's basically confirmed abuse of power, betrayal of the oath of his office, i also don't think it is necessary at this point. and like i said, when we bring forward specific articles of impeachment, then every member of congress will have to vote yes or no on those. >> michael atkinson, the intelligence community inspector general is meeting with your committee today. i've almost lost track of how many twists and turns there have been in the story since the whistle blower complaint was first released and atkinson deemed it of urgent concern but this is your first chance i think to delve into the substance with him. what questions do you want answered? >> we'd met with him for about