i just don t know. but, look, it s a problem. and her nomination is frozen for a while until that gets worked out. and, you know, she knows that, she has to know that herself, and we ll deal with it at the appropriate time. reporter: breanna, source telts me democrats in the senate has placed a hold on katie mcfarlane nomination. that is she s effectualively stalled. she won t get the confirmation vote any time soon unless she answer questions. that s something they do not want to do, so unclear if she will get that post before she answers further questions. yeah, it is hard to see how republicans would go out on a limb for herty point. okay. manu raju on the hill. thank you, sir. there is so much to discuss here. i want to bring in cnn con tr