he would like to question matt whitaker. acting attorney general. the questions we will ask him will be about his expressed hostility to the investigation. how he can possibly supervise it, when he s come out and said that the investigation is invalid. nadler s committee plans to take the lead on trump s immigration policy. focusing on the forced family separation, and the deaths of immigrant children in u.s. custody. chairman richard neil of the house weighs and means committee has one key target. the president s tax returns. under irs rules, congressman neil is one of only three people who can ask the treasury department for his tax returns. he s the only democrat. the president has an opportunity to diffuse this. and just release the forms as every other candidate for president has done. finally, the committee on oversight and government reform has the broadest jurisdiction to investigate the president.
an act of immorality. and vice president pence saying no deal without a wall. two sides in an intractable stand-off at this moment. even as the house just moved to reopen the department of homeland security as the republicans in the senate plan to oppose it. joining me now, charlie den the. congressman, what do you make of what s going on? where do things go from here? is this an opening salvo of negotiation or has nothing really changed? i think we re in a pretty bad spot. i felt all along the republicans should take what nancy pelosi has given them and pass it, this actually does two things, it funds the government, and then you can find this debate just to the homeland security appropriations bill. there s no point in keeping the agriculture department closed, interior department irs and others, why should they why have that fight? just simply pass these six
agriculture department closed, interior department irs and others, why should they why have that fight? just simply pass these six bills, do the continuing resolution, and engage in a serious negotiation about border security funding. and then if the democrats are smart about this, and i think nancy pelosi has to be careful with her rhetoric, saying not one dollar for a wall. that s a terrible term. but there should be funding for border security. the democrats insist on taking care of the dreamers and the el salvador ans, they can get certain victories here, it s not hard to do this, i m just amazed republicans are relinquishing their voting cards to the president at this point. will senate republicans eventually have to move away from the president on this is this is that the only way this can get resolved? yeah. is that yes, i think that s a part of
hostility to the investigation. how he can possibly supervise it, when he s come out and said that the investigation is invalid. nadler s committee plans to take the lead on trump s immigration policy. focusing on the forced family separation, and the deaths of immigrant children in u.s. custody. chairman richard neil of the house weighs and means committee has one key target. the president s tax returns. under irs rules, congressman neil is one of only three people who can ask the treasury department for his tax returns. the president has an opportunity to diffuse this. and just release the forms as every other candidate for president has done. finally, the committee on oversight and government reform has the broadest jurisdiction to investigate the president. it s top democrat is eager to investigate everything from white house security clearances to private aircraft travel by