i asked specifically if he believed that mr. cline shared classified information. e answered again, i don't believe mr. klein violated the rules of the committee. i don't want to read too much of that he is speaking sort of to what is in his universe. we'll see as to how the democrats deal with the republicans on their committee and if the justice department decides if this is something they want to look into. the speaker of the house has been embroiled for weeks now about what you she has been told and what she did then in response to that. on may 14, she had a press conference in which she was asked a number of questions about this issue and ended the conference by saying the c.i.a. essentially lied to her and that they do it all the time. she has not said anything further to explain that despite numerous republican calls for her to either prove what she claim $or prove to the democrats or in a difficult spot. i think republicans know that or are aware of this issue >> do you think this might have been a strategy to get the speaker reengaged in this debate or to t

i'm not going to avail myself of that opportunity and i believe mr. cline is not either. we urge members to consider not questioning mr. conyers, not because he's beyond being questioned, but because the lay witnesses have traveled from far >> mr. conyers has proposed a solution to this problem and argues with great passion it is a solution unlike some in the senate i think belongs on the table for consideration and vigorous and fair consideration. but is the purpose of the hearing. with that i asked my ranking member of the subcommittee mr. klein for his statement. >> good morning. we are here today as the title of this hearing implies to examine a single payer health care and we will hear from chairman conyers and from the panel of experts single payer is certainly among the most controversial approach to health-care reform and frankly mr. chairman i am surprised to see it on the subcommittee agenda. , and democratic leaders have been very clear and public in rejecting the notion of single payer and frankly i am glad that they have procreating a new one size fits all sys