. >> is it true that senator doiben has already received a briefing on chib? -- chicago? >> no. i don't think so on the results. i don't know. i don't know. >> you're the undersecretary for taufs of congressional affairs and you wouldn't know if senator doiben already received a briefing on chicago? >> here is what i know. i know facilities have not -- not to my knowledge or understanding. now, what facilities -- we will be briefing out facilities as we go. >> i only make the request because i've read about it in the media and so i would find it very disingenuous if the united states senate senator has already been briefed on a facility in his state and members of the house of representatives are asking for the exact same thing and we can't -- and i apologize. i yield back to the gentleman. >> i look forward to that information as well. as well i've heard for the palo audit is already complete. so i would expect that i have an immediate briefing this week. i will be calling your office later this week if i've not received a briefing before we head back home. >> i look forward to

now, this has been kind of pooh-poohed on capitol hill but eevep dick doiben says maybe we should return back in town because it's a way to get some of this big legislation through by returning benefits to one district. guest: you might not see the word pork barrel but federal earmarks. you might see the term line imet veto because for two years the president had the power to strike out federal earmarks with a specific line item until the supreme court took that power away. host: by the way, you will hear the term shout out a lot during this. off of twitter. guest: the key word there is oversight. the congress has the power to oversee the bureaucracy. which means they control the purse, the money that goes to the bureaucracy implementing the law. and if they feel it's not doing a good job of implementing the law they can call the bureaucrats in, subpoena them, and oversee their job. guest: bureaucrats work because there are laws passed and our congress is a law-making institution. host: springfield, virginia. caller: i would like to give a shout out to ms. hatch at lake brad yock high sc

now, this has been kind of pooh-poohed on capitol hill but eevep dick doiben says maybe we should returnack in town because it's a way to get some of this big legislation through by returning benefits to one district. guest: you might not see the word pork barrel but federal earmarks. you might see the term line imet veto because for two years the president had the power to strike out federal earmarks with a specific line item until the supreme court took that power away. host: by the way, you will hear the term shout out a lot during this. off of twitter. guest: the key word there is oversight. the congress has the power to oversee the bureaucracy. which means they control the purse, the money that goes to the bureaucracy implementing the law. and if they feel it's not doing a good job of implementing the law they can call the bureaucrats in, subpoena them, and oversee their job. guest: bureaucrats work because there are laws passed and our congress is a law-making institution. host: springfield, virginia. caller: i would like to give a shout out to ms. hatch at lake brad yock high scho