mr. palmer: mr. horowitz, you have said that there have been numerous instances where the fbi has felt -- you mentioned about the dea -- when you were here in january, you were talking about delaying production material. i asked you then, did this restaurant structure and? -- did this rise to obstruction? you said it had a significant effect but did not go as far as obstruction. i want to ask you that again -- are you willing to call instruction? mr. horowitz: what occurred back in 2013 when we were given redacted documents impeded and obstructed our ability to move forward with this investigation in a timely manner. and it took months, and it required me to elevate it to the leadership. when i elevated it, we got the reaction. but i didn't have to do that with the atf in the marshal service. mr. palmer: i am not trying to put you on the spot, but -- mr. horowitz: i think in this instance we were obstructed. mr. palmer: is there information you would like to get from the dea? mr. horowitz: at this po

mr. palmer: mr.horowitz, you have said that there've been numerous instances where the fbi has -- you mentioned it about when you were here in january, you spoke of agency, particularly the fbi and others dealing production of material. i asked you then did this rise to obstruction. you said it had a significant impact on reviews but fail to go as far as calling it a obstruction to i want to ask you again. are you willing to call it up structure and now? mr. horowitz: what occurred back in 2013 when we are given documents indeed our ability to move forward with this investigation in a time and manner. and it took months and it required me to elevate it to the leadership of both agencies and it was when i elevated that we got the reaction. but i didn't have to do that with atf and the marshals service. and i shouldn't have to do that. i'm still having to that. mr. palmer: i'm not trying to put you on the spot but it appears to me you have been obstructed. mr. horowitz: i think in this instance we were

mr. palmer: obviously, there were reports and testimony given to mr. horowitz, that your employees were instructed not to give information. ms. leonhart: the inspectors that were interviewed received instructions from opr and the offices of inspection. i have no information about what information was related to them other than -- mr. hice: so you don't know, is the bottom line. you are all over the board today -- you say you can't fire anyone and that you didn't have all the facts, yet you sent information that this behavior is not going to be tolerated. it is absolutely all over the board. you have junior officers who can't fire but you cannot fire. do you have any authority over them? can you fire the junior officers? ms. leonhart: if they are not doing their job, they can be replaced. mr. hice: did they not do their job by not disciplining appropriately? ms. leonhart: i am disappointed. i think it is not enough. mr. hice: so why were they not replaced? ms. leonhart: again, i can't interfere with the disciplinary process. but i can make sure through

mrs. palmer's cassel that stood on the like driving chicago. but now since gone. what ishow should we call these things other than mcmansions? too much wealth? it should be noted a couple of these houses did inspire attempt s to actually prohibit spending more than $250,000 on an american house. there was a bill actually introduced into congress in 1890-1891 that tried to pull it back. there are a lot of other terms. one term and we frequently use is the term victorian. of course, that is for good queen vicky. this is a term very much today as isis posed introduction. there is a -- as a supposed introduction. there is a victorian chapter summer schools that we offer in a number of different cities. indeed determined victorian is a very much used. the reason i am bringing this up -- we might have our independence. we got our independence from england, but culturally and intellectually a good portion of america in the 19th century was still very indebted to england. yes, we had attempts to make our own culture but at the same time query very much indebted to england

mr. palmer. the gentleman from new york is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chair.very odd to have a hearing in which we seem to be belittling local communities for the decision making about their own quality of life. i think that kind of freedom is the essence of our democracy. to claim that communities are making these decisions simply because of bad information is rather interesting, but irrelevant. i could point out that bad information on climate change or on the costs of the affordable care act which some refer to as obamacare seem to be driving all kinds of voter choices around this country, but i don't think my friends on the other side of the aisle are going to work very hard to set those records straight. to my question, first to mr. lomax in your testimony, you state that research by energy and death found that many of the research papers were financed by groups that oppose fracking. is that correct? mr. lomax: yes. representative tonko: is that correct? mr. lomax: yes, sir. mr. tonko: we should now trust the results of these studies because the work is f

mr. palmer. the gentleman from new york is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chair. it is very odd to have a hearing in which we seem to be belittling local communities for the decision making about their own quality of life. i think that kind of freedom is the essence of our democracy. to claim that communities are making these decisions simply because of bad information is rather interesting, but irrelevant. i could point out that bad information on climate change or on the costs of the affordable care act which some refer to as obamacare seem to be driving all kinds of voter choices around this country, but i don't think my friends on the other side of the aisle are going to work very hard to set those records straight. to my question, first to mr. lomax, in your testimony, you state that research by energy and death found that many of the research papers were financed by groups that oppose fracking. is that correct? mr. lomax: yes. representative tonko: is that correct? mr. lomax: yes, sir. mr. tonko: we should now trust the results of these studies because the w

mr. palmer for five minutes. >> thanks, mr. chairman. miss leonhart, is there any policy against turning over dea weapon or communication devices to foreign agents or any non-dea or non-u.s. official? >> if i hear you right, you're asking about prohibition on turning over a device? >> not having immediate supervision of the weapons and device s devices that belong to an agent. >> well number one, securing your weapon, that's required. >> i'm not asking you about that. i'm asking you, is there any policy at the dea that would result in any kind of reprimand or punishment for not having immediate supervision of your weapons and communication devices? that's a yes or no. >> it could fall under -- >> that's a yes or no. you either have a penalty for not securing your weapons and communication devices, because there are things on the devices that could be used against other agents or against this country. >> it could fall under poor judgment. there's a number of areas -- there's policies -- >> poor judgment has already been pointed out, poor

mr. palmer, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ms. leonhart is there any post policy against turning over dea weapons or communication devices to foreign agents or any non-dea or non-u.s. official? >> if i hear you right you were asking about prohibition on turning over a device? >> not having immediate supervision of the weapons and devices that belong to an agent. >> well, number one securing your weapon that's required. >> i'm not asking you about that. i'm asking you, is there any policy at the dea that would result in any kind of reprimand or punishment for not having immediate supervision of your weapons and communication devices? that is a yes or a no. >> it could fall under -- >> no. yes or no. you either have a penalty for not securing your weapon and georgia communications device because there are things in those communication device that could be used against other agents or against this country. >> it could fall under poor judgment. there's a number of areas that policies -- >> poor judgment has already been pointed out, p

mr. palmer's fault, not ours. >> this is called the pasani effect, we have a lot of volatility. notes out of iran about a potential seizure of a u.s. war ship. markets plummeted, biotech under a lot of pressure apple went down 1.5%. it looks like markets stabilized over the last five minutes. >> thank you for coming here, shaq, we got a lot of people here mariano rivera and a-rod is here and i'll be talking to eli manning. dozens of celebrities here for a good cause. >> let's go, keep trading, don't stop because of the cameras there. >> keep trading, the clear word from shaq. >> back to you. >> bob pasani on the floor of btig. we send it back to san francisco with john ford with a look at what's coming up next on "squawk alley." >> we're going to be digging deeply into apple's blowout quarter. trying to take a look at what's next for the company. reed hoffman, co-founder offed linkedin will join us and john ledger. bring us your aching... and sleep deprived. bring us those who want to feel well rested and ready to enjoy the morning ahead. aleve pm. the first to combine a sleep a

mr. palmer. the gentleman from new york, mr. tonko, is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chair. i want to echo sentiments shared earlier by our ranking member. very odd to have a hearing in which we seem to be belittling local communities for the decision-making about their own quality of life. i think that kind of freedom is the essence of our democracy. to claim that communities are making decisions simply because of bad information is rather interesting. but irrelevant. i could point out that bad information on climate change or on the costs of the affordable care act which some refer to as obama care seem to be driving all kinds of voter choices around our country. but i don't think my friends on the other side are going to work very hard to set those records straight. so to my questions, first, to mr. lomax in your testimony, you state that research by energy and depth found that many of the research papers cited by the state of new york's health review of the process of hydraulic fracturing were financed by groups that oppose fracking. is that correct? >> yes sir. >> and y

mr. arnold palmer. arnold, the tee is yours. >> oh, i got it on the tee. wow.s greatest greatest global ambassador, a gentleman who has competed in a record 52 masters. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome mr. gary player. >> next on the tee we welcome our six-time masters champion. a gentleman whose record at augusta national is unmatched, even to this day. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome mr. jack nicklaus. >> and the markers. okay. >> ladies and gentlemen, the 2015 masters is now officially under way. have fun. >> jim nance of cbs sports is at augusta national golf club. this is his 30th year calling the masters on cbs. good morning. >> good morning, charlie. know you're still kind of saver err savoring the win of your duke blue devils. >> thank you. talk about the masters. we know it's unique and special but this year because tiger is playing, there seems to be renewed and enthusiasm for this masters. >> well you know there was a long period there where he took time off. we weren't for sure tiger was going to be playing until friday, when after a couple

mrs. nicco? >> she wonders how many dogs mike can bring home? so cute. enjoy the weekend. i'm brian vickers, nascar® driver. i'm kevin nealon comedian. and i'm arnold palmer professional golfer. know what we have in common? we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. me, when i had a blood clot in my leg that could have traveled to my lungs. that's why i took xarelto®, too. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. i took xarelto® for afib... an irregular heartbeat that can lead to a stroke from a blood clot. xarelto® is proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. hey, well i'm glad we got together. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. i tried warfarin before, but the blood testing routine and dietary restrictions had me off my game. tell me about it. let's see, golf clinic, or blood clinic? ooh, that's a tough one. not this time. not with xarelto®. anything else? i'll have another arnold palmer. ok. make mine a kevin nealon. really, brian? h

palmer, is here with his wife. [applause] the commissioner of the pga tour. the voice of golf, mr. jim nantz, and many members of the nicklaus family. that includes the first lady of golf, please join me in welcoming mrs. barb nicklaus. >> please stand for the presentation of the colors, the performance of our national anthem and the retiring of the colors. >> forward. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the invocation. >> let us pray. we are always to acknowledge the blessing of the almighty god over our nation. we thank you for your blessing all these years. we honor those who have sacrificed to preserve our freedom and we pray for your protection for our men and women who battle and preserve that freedom today. we thank you for the honor to be here to honor a man, a true champion, a man of character and courage, a man who has made a commitment of his life to courage and excellence in all that he does. a man who has great compassion and has brought everyone along with him on this journey and added great value to his life. may your blessing be on jack nicklau

palmer, is here with his wife. [applause] the commissioner of the pga tour. the voice of golf, mr. jim nantz, and many members of the jack nicholas family. that includes the first lady of the golf. police join me in recognizing mrs. barb nicklaus. [applause] announcer: ladies and gentlemen police stand for the presentation of our colors, the performance, and the retiring of the colors. >> forward. hut. hut. hut. halt. present. ♪ announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the invocation. >> let us pray. our heavenly father, as our founding father george washington declared, we are to always acknowledge the providence and the blessing and favor of the almighty god over our nation. we thank you for your blessing that has been with us throughout all of these years. father we honor those who have sacrificed to preserve our sacred freedom and we pray for , your protection for our men and women who are battling in preserving that freedom around the world today. we thank you for the honor to be here to honor a man, a true champion, a man of character and courage, a man who

palmer, is here with his wife. [applause] kim fenton the commissioner of , the pga tour. the voice of golf, mr.m nantz, and many members of the jack nicholas family. that includes the first lady of the golf. please join me in recognizing mrs. barb nicklaus. [applause] announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the presentation of our colors, the performance, and the retiring of the colors. >> forward. hut. hut. hut. halt. present. ♪ [national anthem] ♪ announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the invocation. reverend: let us pray. our heavenly father, as our founding father george washington declared, we are to always acknowledge the providence and the blessing and favor of the almighty god over our nation. we thank you for your blessing that has been with us throughout all of these years. father, we honor those who have sacrificed to preserve our sacred freedom, and we pray for your protection over our men and women who are battling in preserving that freedom around the world today. we thank you for the honor to be here to honor a man, a true champion, a man of charac