they are threatening to sell off thousands of american bills in a threat to us. if congress goes ahead and passes this. let's begin this conversation with the fact 9/11, 2001, this has been 15 years. the families have been relentless. 2004, they combined to take on the saudi government. you cannot sue another government if you are an american citizen unless they overturn this. >> i'm trying to figure out why we are being held hostage. they have $750 billion in assets that they would liquidate immediately. i think the wall street journal came up with under 300 billion. you don't negotiate like this. if the bill passes through the proper channels, too bad. saudi arabia, where is mecca? saudi arabia, right? don't you think every religious fanatic in the middle east wants mecca? we are there. the reason they don't take it is