democrats on the senate finance committee will boycott -- boycott votes on two key cabinet nominees from president trump, the nominee to be secretary of health and human services and treasury secretary. so what does this mean? what will the effect be? joining us, doug hye, also republican strategist and rnc communications director. and senior congressional reporter manu raju. democrats say we're not voting so that means what going forward? how much can this muck things up? >> a significant amount, kate and john. the senate finance committee, the rules of that committee require at least one democrat to be present before that committee can vote and before the full senate can vote to confirm that nominee. if democrats refuse to attend these votes, that creates a problem. that means they cannot actually bring it directory to the floor