now today s house oversight committee. secret service hearing with the head of the secret service joseph clancy. congressman joseph chaffetz of utah chairs the committee. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee on oversight and government reforma come to order. without objection. without objection the chair chairs authorized to declare recess at any time. appreciate everybody being here. reforming the united states secret service is not a partisan issue. ranking member cummings and i have presented a united front on this issue and i look forward to continuing this important work with him on both sides of the aisle. the most important mission for the secret service is protecting the president and his family however a litany of recent mishaps to raise major concerns. in 2011 nobody recognized shots were fired at the white house until bullets were discovered by maintenance staff. it has been well publicized the secret servi
straw poll and got out pretty early on in the race. it is a big fundraising opportunity and the chairman talked about the importance of having it. it was interesting to hear him say that is not necessarily the direction it s not necessarily going to give us direction as to who will come out on top. steven: finally, to both of you if you look at february, iowa, new hampshire, nevada, it is conceivable that you have four different winners in each of those states. caitlin: i think there are a few different lanes that these candidates are competing for. i think to your point about how long this will go on for, i think it will go on for a while as they are competing for several lanes within the party here. kenneth: it also raises questions on the super pac and. it will be a long race and he will need resources to last several months. steven: ken thomas of associated press and caitlin huey-burns of real clear politics. figure for joining us. we appreciate it. tonight on q&