mr. horseford, noting that he left the room. the fact of the matter is that we have been called to vote and we have less than seven minutes to vote. that's why mr. horseford was not here and was not here to defend himself against the charges made by the chairman of the committee. secondly, before we let you go, i want to -- i think i speak on behalf of the full committee that we all really want to know what happened to those missing emails, all of us. and we are all somewhat skeptical that they can't be recovered in some fashion. and we urge you to do your utmost and urge your colleagues to find those missing emails. because when there are emails missing, it makes people suspicious and it leads to unfounded charges, reckless allegations. this is an arena where reckless allegations find a home. and so i think it would make a lot of sense to redouble your efforts to find those emails. i also want to mention, a lot has been made in this hearing today about improper influence on the i.r.s. having to do with citizens united and the w

mr. horseford, noting that he left the room. the fact of the matter is that we have been called to vote and we have less than seven minutes to vote. that's why mr. horseford was not here and was not here to defend himself against the charges made by the chairman of the committee. secondly, before we let you go, i want to -- i think i speak on behalf of the full committee that we all really want to know what happened to those missing emails, all of us. and we are all somewhat skeptical that they can't be recovered in some fashion. and we urge you to do your utmost and urge your colleagues . find those missing emails because when there are emails missing, it makes people suspicious and it leads to nfounded charges, reckless allegations. this is an arena where reckless allegations find a home. and so i think it would make a lot of sense to redouble your efforts to find those emails. i also want to mention, a lot has been made in this hearing today about improper influence on the i.r.s. having to do with citizens united and the way

mr. horseford. >> thank you. thank you madam chair for being here today. it's been a very informative session on the state of the american economy. one thing i wanted to explore from the report is the issue of the slow recovery of the housing market. i'm from nevada, we have the most unstable housing market in the country. in the report, it indicates that while there was a slight increase in values and an uptick in the housing market, we're beginning to see a decline or slowdown in that. and i wanted to ask, what forces are contributing to this lackluster housing recovery. >> well, you know, housing did seem to be recovering throughout most of the recovery. and looked like it was on a reasonably solid course. and then a cessation when rates rose. i thought that would be temporary. and with a period of very weak household for mamation, i expec a pickup by now. frankly, it appears to be sluggish, and i can't give you a precise reason why that's occurred. we're certainly aware that mortgage credit remains very, very tight. and that may be part of it. we also

mr. horseford touched on this earlier. last month the judiciary committee held a hearing and they brought in fbi director james comi and went over there and chairman goodlotte asked him, can you explain where there's an investigation given that the president said there was not even a smid jon or a scintilla of corruption? and director comi, the director of the fbi said i mean no disrespect to the president or anybody else who's expressed a view about the matter but i don't care about any -- anyone's characterization of it. i care and my troops care only about the facts. there's an investigation because there was a reasonable basis to believe that crimes may have been committed and so we're conducting that investigation. now, deputy attorney general cole, do you agree with the fbi director's assessment that outside characterizations, even by the president of the united states, have no bearing on a particular investigation? >> that's correct. outside characterizations by anybody have no bearing on your investigation. >> when

mr. horseford. >> no. >> miss grisham votes no. >> all members voted? the clerk will call -- >> on that vote, sir, 14 -- 19 ayes. 14 nos. >> the resolution rejecting the claim that david psimos is immune from being compelled to testify before congress on matters related to his official duties is approved and we stand adjourned. >>> now a live picture from capitol hill as a house foreign affairs subcommittee is meeting to discuss u.s. policy toward north korea. among the witnesses this afternoon, two state department representatives we do expect this to start in just a moment. live coverage on c-span3. >>> good afternoon and welcome to the afternoon subcommittee hearing. i want to thank ami for serving as today's ranking member again. also thank our distinguished witnesses from being here this afternoon. it's taken six months for our schedules to align so we hope this afternoon's hearing is a productive one. in march this subcommittee held a hearing to examine the findings of the united nations commission of inquiry report on human rights in north korea.