purposes. tonight as we hear the angst and the plain, flat-out hypocrisy, remember that this is a majority who had one thing in mind and i will not deny that they have not passed bills, but i will say they haven't passed bills that could get bipartisan support, and we've passed bills that actually get signed into law. instead we want to talk about subpoenas we don't enforce and processes we don't follow, why? because you don't have an argument. you don't have abuse of power or obstruction of congress. i yield back. >> the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does miss demings seek recognition. >> move to strike the last word want. >> gentle lady is recognized. >> one of my colleagues said a moment ago that we're using a law as a weapon. well, the law is a weapon against people who violate it, don't respect it, don't obey it.