central command, thank you so much. >> thank you. great to be with you. >> nawaz: the 2020 elections are not far away, but right now, the agency in charge of enforcing campaign finance laws, thera feelection commissionlargely unable to function. the departure of the republican vice chair last month leaves the commission with just threey- members toa republican, an independent, and a democrat-- when it needs four members to have a quorum. yesterday, judy woodruff sre down witudthining democrat on the panel, the chair of the f.c., ellen weintraub. >> woodruff: chairman ellen s.intraub, thank you very much for talking with son a nutshell, what should the american people know aerut what the f electioner commission does? >> judy, the federal election commission is the origin "follow the money" agency. we were set up in the aftermath of watergate, to make sure tt the american people know who is funding the political campaignse thatare seeing every day. >> woodruff: so normally, you're supposed to have, by law, six commissioners. you are down to three right now: a democrat, a republican, and an independent. what does that mean, in terms of t at you were able to do and what you're le to do? >> well, the goo