the census bureau is part of the commerce department. elijah cummings, the chair of the oversight committee, taking a break. while they are in the break before we return, we will look back at some of the hearing from earlier. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> thank you for inviting me to testify. i also thank the chairman for limiting this hearing's scope so that my staff can produce documents beyond the approximately 8,700 already provided. i appreciate your agreement that i can submit written answers to questions about my personal finances after the hearing for the record. many of you have questions about the 2020 census. i welcome the opportunity to discuss that topic today. let me be clear at the outset. the department of commerce is fully committed to administering as complete and accurate a census as we can. we intend to try to count every person and are taking all necessary actions to do so. when i assumed office in 2017, i immediately began a deep dive into oversight of the census. there was significant work to do preparing for

i'm the director of the office of space commerce at the department of commerce inside the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. i'm pleased to testify today about u.s. leadership on the final frontier. my perspectives are drawn from my early time at the commerce department as well as my many years of work on the policy market and security issues related to commercial remote sensing. i would start by saying one of the most powerful tools we have in the new competition for spatial space is the ability to harness the private sector in a rapidly growing space economy. mr. chairman, you've already cited some of the statistics, marching toward a $3 trillion economic over the next two decades. american space companies confront an extremely complex and competitive landscape. as the global space economy grows, countries are trying to find ways to gain advantage, protect nascent industries, and capture market share. countries with mature regulatory systems are trying to quickly modernize policy and regulation while newer space-faring countries struggle with how to best regulate commercial

in 2018, the administration proposed elevating the office of space commerce to a bureau within the department of commerce so that it can permanently leverage all of the department's many capabilities on behalf of the u.s. space industry. presently, many federal agencies have statutory responsibilities on space commerce issues, including export controls, remote sensing, spectrum management, pay load review and launch. as the department executes its duty to foster conditions for the economic growth and technological advancement of the u.s. commercial space industry, i see great opportunity to work across agencies to align and simplify regulations in order to accelerate the growth of space commerce and make the united states the flag of choice for space operations and innovation. we have already learned a lot about the value of a revised regulatory approach. u.s. space regulation must create incentives for companies to responsibly invest, innovate and operate in space. regulation should be performance-based and advanced innovation by allowing for new business models to be licensed rapidly and to

the united states. but if you refuse, you will leave me with no choice. we may have to start conducting transcribed interviews with staff from the department of commerce and the department of justice who are involved in adding the citizenship question. and it does alarm me, and i got to tell you, i've listened to you very carefully, and for the life of me, you know, i've been thinking about how were you going to get around some of the issues that have been raised with regard to whether your testimony was consistent and whether this came from doj or this came, originated with you. i've listened to you, mr. secretary, and i tell you, i'm not totally convinced that this did not come directly from mr. bannon and it did not come from the very beginning -- i mean, may have had it in mind from the very beginning. but you've testified under oath, i accept that. and if we do not -- by the way, if we don't get the documents and the answers to our questions, we may need to bring you back. now, a number of members have said a lot of things about wanting to make sure that the census is done properly. wanted to make sure that the funding's there, make sure the personne

the rights to their writings and discoveries. and i think this is an undervalued function of the department of commerce. occasionally you see people running for president and they say we should get rid of the department of commerce. and i think they forget that, number one, you're charged with doing the census which is constitutional, and number two, you're charged with administering patents. can you give us an update on the status and your approach and strategy where where we are in terms of implements the patent clause within your department? >> i'm a great proponent of strong patents and strong enforcement of the patents both in terms of within the u.s. and externally. i recently had the great pleasure to sign with the director of the patent office and with the president the ten millionth patent. interestingly, about half of those were within the last 20 years. because the rate of innovation in this case is growing at a very rapid pace and it's a very good thing because that's a lot of what our future will depend upon. so one of the important topics in the current discussions with the chinese is enfor

the process the commerce department is going through, if you see the picture, on the aluminum side, had substantial exemptions and canada had almost none. i don't think that was the intention of tariffs. it is distorting the market, hurting american companies, no reason for it. just get rid of the tariffs. i am optimistic, it makes no sense at all, probably -- we continue to press it. it is number one, 2 and 3 on the agenda right now. >> given there is opposition from american lawmakers, there is opposition from canadian and mexican officials. there is one place these tariffs are being celebrated and that is the white house. canada, what canadian media knows is a charm offensive with ministers or the ambassador getting out there trying to get the message out there. is it time -- to do something different given these tariffs are still there and inching closer to the 1-year mark because they were implemented. >> there is a very important sort of information transfer process and education process that has to continue. friends in the united states realize the extent to which we trade as two

the march 26, 2018 decision memo. after we received the department of justice letter on december 12, 2017, we, namely commerce department, myself, and the census bureau, initiated a very detailed, very thorough process to consider that request. that is what we were responding to. i had been told that that is what i would say at this stage. if you have detailed questions about the testimony, we can get into that later on. >> i want to be clear because a lot has been said in this committee about the truth. i am not trying to trip you up but am trying to make sure the committee is clear because i think it is very important -- i have to ask you one more time and then i will leave it alone. so, are you saying, again, in light of all of these documents that we have -- that have come to light, you do not wish to withdraw your previous testimony? is that what you are saying? sec. ross: i testified truthfully to the best of my ability in response to what my understanding of the questions were. >> ok, and you understand that there are documents that are contradicting what you are saying? sec. ross: i welcome the opportunity to ge

the rights to their writings and discoveries. and i think this is an undervalued function of the department of commerce. occasionally you see people running for president and they say we should get rid of the department of commerce. and i think they forget that, number one, you're charged with doing the census which is constitutional, and number two, you're charged with administering patents. can you give us an update on the status and your approach and strategy where where we are in terms of implements the patent clause within your department? >> i'm a great proponent of strong patents and strong enforcement of the patents both in terms of within the u.s. and externally. i recently had the great pleasure to sign with the director of the patent office and with the president the ten millionth patent. interestingly, about half of those were within the last 20 years. because the rate of innovation in this case is growing at a very rapid pace and it's a very good thing because that's a lot of what our future will depend upon. so one of the important topics in the current discussions with the chinese is enfor

eighteen despite the trumpet ministration placing tariffs on a large range of imported goods the commerce department said almost nineteen percent jump in the deficit in december contributed to this six hundred twenty one billion dollars shortfall slowing global growth and a stronger dollar are weighing on demand for u.s. goods last year the us posted record trade deficits with china mexico and the e.u. . and let's go now to our financial correspondent in new york jose luis de haro jose this will obviously be taken as bad news by a president like donald trump was made eliminating the deficit such a major part of his campaign and his administration so what happened here. several things a good explain these are stephen first even the usa has imposed nearly twelve percent of its total imports of the american consumer has demanded more goods and services at a time that wages are rising and unemployment is low let's not forget either the tax cuts approved by the republicans in late two thousand and seventeen which increase consumer spending last year all these at a time when the us economy grew up over po

the u.s. commerce department stands in stark contrast to what president donald trump said just days ago on the use or trade deficits were down last month there was trying to find out why what would take him in a lot of tariff money and it's go right to the bottom line and it has reduced the trade deficit so in reality new data shows the trade gap between the united states and china in particular has widened last year by forty three billion to four hundred and nineteen billion it's a result of an increase in exports from china to the united states well exports of u.s. goods dropped. and the u.s. trade gap overall well it's swelled to a ten year six hundred twenty one billion dollar high their numbers not seen since the global financial crisis of two thousand and eight that means quite simply that the united states imports far more goods and services worldwide that it sells this despite promises made by the u.s. president on the campaign trail in two thousand and sixteen that his policies would put america first in the global marketplace the u.s. is currently embroiled in a tit for tat trade war

the u.s. commerce department stands in stark contrast to what president donald trump said just days ago and you saw the trade deficits went down last month there was trying to find out why what would take in a lot of tariff money and it's going right to the bottom line and it has reduced the trade deficit so in reality new data shows the trade gap between the united states and china in particular has widened last year by forty three billion to four hundred and nineteen billion it's a result of an increase in exports from china to the united states well exports of u.s. goods dropped. and the u.s. trade gap overall well it's swelled to a ten year six hundred twenty one billion dollar high their numbers not seen since the global financial crisis of two thousand and eight that means quite simply that the united states imports far more goods and services worldwide that it sells this despite promises made by the u.s. president on the campaign trail in two thousand and sixteen that his policies would put america first in the global marketplace the u.s. is currently embroiled in a tit for tat trade war

maria: i'm glad you mentioned the chicken tax, 25% tariff on european light trucks right now the commerce department is looking at autos and auto parts and whether or not they pose national security risk. do they? >> no, what poses a national security risk is our balance sheet. we need a strong balance sheet. otherwise, you don't have national security. people are always saying what do cars have to do with national security. when germany is sending cars and we virtually don't tax them and yet they won't accept our cars, namely the european union, which frankly treats us as badly as china, the numbers are just smaller by a lot. but you know, we lost over the course of the last five, six, seven years, $150 billion a year with the european union. they don't take our product. they tax us tremendously. they tariff us tremendously. almost every country has taken advantage of the united states and we're straightening it out. maria: if you slap more tariffs, if you slap tariffs on auto and auto imports, doesn't that affect the global stream of goods? doesn't it slow down the economy? it's expensive. >> it d

it will probably be ministered by the commerce department. what are you hearing from the administration or congress about quotas? any recommendations on how to raise concern about quotas? who wants to grab that one? >> yes, we also agreed that quotas are potentially very detrimental to the us aluminum industry. we have a deficit of primary aluminum in the united states. we only produce about 70% of what we need here in the united states. if we were to turn everything on to full capacity, we would still not be able to meet the demand for aluminum that our producers need. putting a supply constraint on those midstream aluminum producers would be really problematic. we think that quotas, especially absolute quotas that would lead to potentially all kinds of shenanigans of imports -- there are lots of niche products, specialty alloys, and if you are looking at buckets of code, it will be hard for united states customers to get the aluminum they need if you are under a quota system. we have been clear the administration and other policymakers that

the u.s. commerce department stands in stark contrast to what president donald trump said just days ago and you saw the trade deficits went down last month there was trying to find out why well we're taking a lot of tariff money and it's going right to the bottom line and it has reduced the trade deficit so in reality new data shows the trade gap between the united states and china in particular has widened last year by forty three billion to four hundred and nineteen billion it's a result of an increase in exports from china to the united states well exports of u.s. goods dropped. and the u.s. trade gap overall well it's swelled to a ten year six hundred twenty one billion dollar high their numbers not seen since the global financial crisis of two thousand and eight that means quite simply that the united states imports far more goods and services worldwide that it sells this despite promises made by the u.s. president on the campaign trail in two thousand and sixteen that his policies would put america first in the global marketplace the u.s. is currently embroiled in a tit for tat trade war

the census bureau is part of the commerce department. maryland congressman elijah cummings is chairman of the oversight committee.

have already had a positive impact we're changing things and we're changing them fast but the commerce department numbers suggest a very different trade reality one the u.s. president seems unwilling to acknowledge kimberly helped at al jazeera washington. and we have plenty more ahead this hour including we'll tell you how weapons supplied by the u.k. and u.s. are killing civilians in yemen. and the comeback kings manchester united are into the fourth or finals of the champions league after beating p.s.g. joe will have the details. strikes at one of kenya's main airports grounded flights for hours disrupting hundreds of journeys riot police were deployed to protesting workers outside nairobi's jomo kenyatta airport the aviation workers' union is locked in a dispute with kenyan air race over contracts and job security catherine so it has to details. it's meet morning at one of africa's busiest airports one thousand workers at the rupee's job working at international airport are on strike impacting operations they're protesting against a planned to the national airline kenya airways and kenya airp

have already had a positive impact we're changing things and we're changing them fast but the commerce department numbers suggest a very different trade reality one the u.s. president seems unwilling to acknowledge kimberly helped at al jazeera washington. some breaking news to tell you about now at least thirty six countries including all twenty eight members have signed a statement criticizing saudi arabia's human rights record at the u.n. human rights council that is according to diplomats in geneva the statement will be the first rebuke of the kingdom since the un for him were set up in two thousand and six more on that story of course as and when we get it our syrian refugees in jordan are taking a case against the syrian government to the international criminal court they accuse president assad's forces of crimes against humanity they say they were forced to escape because of attacks on them and their families they also want the court to look at a wider pattern of rights abuses including torture rape chemical attacks and disappearances germany's ambassador to venezuela has been ordered to l

he was also retired from the commerce department. firefighters tried to rescue beckham but could not get to hi at time. a neighbor was shocked when she heard the news. >> that was my friend. all of our friend. >> no word on what caused the fire. >>> now, to follow-up on st breaking news day morning. a frederick county deputy shot and killed a man.l this a started for a call to a man trying to break into a home. we heard that he p callice on himself. >> a woman who lived in the home had just asked for a restrainin order. the deputy fired the shot. that deputy is now on administrative leave. >>> today, the fst gun restriction in years goes into effect. bump stocks are illegal. >> the las vegas gunman used a bump stockon his attack in vegas in 2017. 59 people were killed. the department of justice said it would ban bump stocks back in november. .>>> one we that's how long the democrats will give the attorney to make the mueller reportpuic. for their part, they say, now that mueller's report is complete, another special counsel should hap

this week the trade deficit surge to an historic high, more than $891 billion, according to the commerce department. the president also facing disappointing jobs numbers on friday, trade deficit amid a trade war. when you're on capitol hl, es that cause republicans to maybe get a little more uneasy about this white house? there are already tensions about a national emergency declaration, now new economic numbers. shawna: republicre nervous about this white house anyway and what 2020 will mean for them but i also think the problem for republicans and you can talk about thes more but tax bill is all wrapped up in this, as well. is that they want toun on trump's economic numbers and it has been a good refrain for him for the most part for the two years that he has builts whatevering on with the economy that's doing well, he's continued it and that's great.if he president does that have to run on and the republicans behind him do not havo that t run on, then all he really has to run on is running against, really, jerry nadler and his witch hunt and that may not help. jonathan: i would say two things. o

but the commerce department numbers suggest a very different trade reality one the u.s. president seems unwilling to acknowledge. so donald trump promised a win on trade for american businesses american workers but the numbers coming out of the congress department of course tell a different story that there is now a record high trade deficit particularly when it comes to the united states and china now donald trump is again trying to renegotiate those trade deals but the problem is solving the problem experts say won't just be a matter of renegotiating deals because cuz the other challenge this u.s. president is up against is technology as he tries to bring back jobs for the american worker particularly in the manufacturing sector there simply isn't a need for the same number of physical workers due to improvements in technology. kimberly thanks kimberly halkett in washington for us and we've got plenty more ahead for you an opposition party dissolved in thailand just weeks before elections for choosing the king as its candidate for prime minister. and crossing borders f

but the commerce department numbers suggest a very different trade reality one the u.s. president seems unwilling to acknowledge kimberly helped at al jazeera washington. ok let's return to our top story now huawei and its plan to sue the american government the u.s. has had a longstanding concerns about the tech giant let's give you some background tensions first escalated back in twenty twelve that's followed an investigation into why away and its rivals a congressional panel had warned that both firms posed a security threat so let's fast forward to last year and while ways chief financial officer who is also the daughter of the company's founder was arrested in vancouver they request of the us that in january the justice department prog charges against huawei and relating to a fraud. obstruction of justice and the death of trade secrets but president donald trump has weighed in saying that he would consider intervening if it serves national security interests or helps close the trade deal with china. china economic and political affairs analyst and he joins us live f

later at 5:15, the commerce department, the pentagon and the justice department discuss their oversight role within government. on c-span 2 in the morning, federal communications chair speaks to the american cable association. that's followed by the heritage foundation hosting a discussion on the national security mplications of 5 g technology. next canadian prime minister justin trudeau speaks to members over the house of commons where he faced questions about his role in a criminal investigation. they confirmed the prime minister would be under investigation. from ottawa, this is 50 minutes. >> order, please.

the u.s. commerce department stands in stark contrast to what president donald trump said just days ago that you saw a trade deficits were down last month the rule is going to for underwater well we'll take you in a lot of tariff money and it's going right to the bottom line and it has reduced the trade deficit so in reality new data shows the trade gap between the united states and china in particular has widened last year by forty three billion to four hundred and nineteen billion it's a result of an increase in exports from china to the united states well exports of u.s. goods dropped. and the u.s. trade gap overall well it's swelled to a ten year six hundred twenty one billion dollar high their numbers not seen since the global financial crisis of two thousand and eight that means quite simply that the united states imports far more goods and services worldwide that it sells this despite promises made by the u.s. president on the campaign trail in two thousand and sixteen that his policies would put america first in the global marketplace the u.s. is currently embroiled in a tit for tat trad

the front office and political office, not staff. he had to go to the department of justice and asked jeff sessions please do this for me and doj lawyers refused to meet with the department of commerceception. shannon: this question was out there. >> i don't know if the word is amused or discrepancy. in order to obtain information about our citizens you can't ask about citizenship. shannon: we can't boil down -- that is the judge's conclusion. he set aside for procedural issues, that is the final paragraph. >> what was the effect? what was the concern of the effect of that question on people feeling comfortable coming forward? shannon: the supreme court has taken this up in april. they will delve into the question, the power panel. our midnight hero put his life on the line to save a stranger from drowning plus a controversial proposal in california to promote planned parenthood on college campuses. we will explain in the western roundup. - [voiceover] this is an urgent message from the international fellowship of christians and jews. there is an emergency food crisis for elderly holocaust survivors in the former soviet union. - this is a fight against time. what we're dealing with

the commerce department said this morning the deficit in trade a services shrank by 15% to $51 billion. that's smaller t than $57 billion that was forecast by economists. in fac the smaller deficit was driven by a decline in imports from china and other countries as well. >>> even as economists grow concerned about the health of the economy, it's also important to kno what americans think, because they're the ones driving a lot of the activity. and that's whe cnbc's all america survey comes in. here's steve liesman. >> while markets day in and day out worry about a coming n, recesshat doesn't seem to be the case for the american public. cnbc all america economic survey of 800 amecans nationwide findsis optimm on the economy. it's down a bit from th lofty levels of last ye h, butalf of all americans think theis econo in good or excellent shape. two-thirds see the economy i eithroving or staying the same in the year ahead. >> consumer condence leads to consumer spending. as we know consumer spending accounts for 70% of gdp growth. is it below peak? it is. but that supports the theme of s

had a positive impact we're changing things and we're changing them fast but the commerce department numbers suggest a very different trade reality one the u.s. president seems unwilling to acknowledge kimberley health al-jazeera washington germany's ambassador to venezuela has been expelled for welcoming the opposition into one in caracas on monday. was among a group of diplomats who helped to return to venezuela on monday following a latin american nations talk him master has been accused of meddling in venezuela's internal affairs and has been given forty eight hours to leave the country germany says it's consulting its allies on how to respond the u.s. has also warned it's considering further sanctions on venezuela as president nicolas maduro continues to cling to power despite weeks of protests within the country and the latest move it move to the visas of seventy seven people associated with the venezuelan president when you're up i know it's in colombia's border with venezuela the u.s. national security adviser john bolton is that warning foreign financial institutions of sanct

housing market today when the commerce department releases february's housing data. nuary, u.s. housing starts jumped more than 18%. labor costs have been a drag on the market in recent years. economists, however, are hopeful the momentum from january's housing starts will spill over to february. >>> the federal agency that ensures mortgages for first-time home buyers is tightening standards. the federal housing administration is concerned it's allowing too many risky loans to be extended. the agency says more loans will be flagged as high risk and go through a more rigorous manual underwriting process. the fha hopes to boost loans with the credit. >>> on the earning end, carnival and kb homes. here on wall street, stocks stabilized monday after last week's selloff. the dow closed up 14 points while the s&p 500 slipped 2. and the nasdaq shed 5 points. >>> and an attempt to break the country's political deadlock. british lawmakers are set to hold a series of votes on different options for brexit tomorrow. parliament has rejected two previous deals the government reache

dollars not seasonally adjusted reaching for the first time four trillion dollars according to the commerce department so the united states has about a twenty trillion dollar economy that's twenty percent of the g.d.p. . but in particular within that is finance and insurance that really really did the best banking revenue. it's up ten percent and this is the biggie among biggies in q four revenue eight percent for both finance and insurance year over year to one point two four trillion for the year twenty eighteen revenues were seven point six percent to four point eight four trillion this amounts to a whopping twenty four percent of g.d.p. at thirty one percent of all services so the finance and health insurance sector are doing very well sire autonomy would that would be financed insurance and real estate this is growing and as you point out it's not productive according to steve king or michael hudson he wrote a book called killing the host and he made the model that this economy this sector of the economy the fire economy is the parasite of the economy that feeds on everyone it's growing in size t

you mentioned the chicken tax, that 25% tariff on european light trucks, because right now the commerce departmentlooking at autos and auto parts and whether or not they pose national security risks. do they? >> well, no. what poses a national security risk is our balance sheet. we have to have a strong balance sheet, other side you don't have national -- otherwise you don't have national security. when germany is sending cars and we virtually don't tax them and yet they won't accept our cars, namely the european union -- which, frankly, treats us as badly as china. the numbers are just smaller by a lot. but, you know, we lost over the course of the last five, six, seven years $150 billion a year with the european union. they don't take our product. they tax us tremendously, they tariff us tremendously. almost every country has taken advantage of the united states, and we're straightening it out. maria: yeah, but if you slap more tariffs, if you slap tariffs on auto and auto imports, doesn't that affect the global stream of goods? doesn't that slow down the economy -- it's expensive. >> sure, it d

on monday, the commerce department is scheduled to report construction spending data for the month ofspending is expected to have gone up 0.2% in december. just a quick correction. main ones meng wangzhou is on house arrest, we should point out, she is not behind bars, whereas carlos ghosn is in fact behind bars. just to clear that up. joining us is tom stevenson, investment director at fidelity international we are talking about closeness here. that is the story that is driving markets overnight in asia, and we are seeing it feeding through into shares in in europe as well. it is a combination of things. positive news on the trade situation, we've got that meeting possibly on the 27th of march, which could seal the deal, but we've also got the authorities in beijing acting to stimulate the economy, and of course, last year was terrible for chinese shares. they fell a long way. became very cheap at the end of the year, so it is not surprising they have had this bounce. so there will be a real focus on china right through the week, but also for the us, their trade numbers out, and on f

the u.s. commerce department stands in stark contrast to what president donald trump said just days ago that you saw trade deficits were down last month the rule is going to for underwater well we'll take you in a lot of tariff money and it's going right to the bottom line and it has reduced the trade deficit so in reality new data shows the trade gap between the united states and china in particular has widened last year by forty three billion to four hundred and nineteen billion it's a result of an increase in exports from china to the united states well exports of u.s. goods dropped. and the u.s. trade gap overall well it's swelled to a ten year six hundred twenty one billion dollar high their numbers not seen since the global financial crisis of two thousand and eight that means quite simply that the united states imports far more goods and services worldwide that it sells this despite promises made by the u.s. president on the campaign trail in two thousand and sixteen that his policies would put america first in the global marketplace the u.s. is currently embroiled in a tit for tat trade

he was also retired from the commerce department. the fire started yesterday morning. firefighters tried to rescue be ham but could not get to him at time. n a neighbor was shocked we heard the news. >> i cried my heartut. that was my friend. all of our friend. >> no word on what caused the fire. >>> now, to a follow-up on breaking news yesterday morning. a frederick county deputy shot and killed a man. this all started for a call to a man trying to break into a home. we heard that he called police on himself. a woman had applied for a protective order against him.e deputies sayrefused to drop a gun. and that's when the deputy shot him. th depu is on administrator leave. >>> today, the first gun restriction in years goes into effect. bump stocks are officially outlawed. >> a bump stock is a device that can be put on a semiautomic rifle, making it a machine gun. the lavegas gunman used a bump stock on his attack in vegas in 2017.pe 5le were killed. the department of justice said it would ban bump stocksr.ack in decem gun rights groups have asked the supreme court to int

there is the house price index, the commerce department also scheduled to report building permits probablyreport housing sta rts and it's due to report housing starts which are expected to have dipped. the mirror in new york with the latest on what's happening in wall street. joining us us kokou agbo—bloua, head of market strategy at societe generale. looking at the board and it was all done pretty sharply yesterday. why? this is part of the way the market works. we have profit taking from people who bet that asset prices will fall, take profit and buy it back. this is more technical short term. the bigger issues are at the longer term worries that the market has with respect to a recession, potentially in 2020. where are you on the very scale, you very worried, not so concerned ? on the very scale, you very worried, not so concerned? we are cautiously optimistic. one of the things in the situation, we had been predicting a slowdown in growth in gdp in 2020, one of the things that took us by surprise was the reactive is of central banks, the third pausing its balance sheet and ministry ——

and the white house will not hand it over, and the commerce department will not hand it over. and the little miracle on the side of the road on this one is apparently republicans in congress mind that. they apparently care. they are reportedly even slightly mad about it, which these days is like a blue moon and a four-leaf clover and a hen's tooth all wrapped up in one. i mean, republicans really don't mind anything when it comes to the trump administration. but apparently they mind this. and that might become important, not just on the question of whether the president is going to unilaterally make all cars way more expensive. it may really matter for everything. tonight "the wall street journal" reports that new requests for documents and information are being prepared oby the judiciary committee in congress for a whole bunch of people who have not yet been targeted by these congressional investigations, people like gary cohn, the president's economic adviser, also the president's some time lawyer rudy giuliani. even trump's first secretary of state rex tillerson. they're goi