the three highest federal -- to do official time are natca union officials who happen to also be employedthis goes back to a law passed in 1978. have you heard from anybody on capitol hill who thinks maybe the law ought to get fixed? >> there are some efforts in congress but they're not going anywhere for basically one reason. nobody wants to take on the public employee unions. the agencies don't want to take it on. they don't want to fight with labor. the republicans and democrats in congress don't want to take it on because labor unions aren't politically active. they give a lot of money to democrats primarily but also some republicans. so -- there's no mileage in anybody taking on official time. >> you just did it. we appreciate it. mark, the -- [laughter] i give you all the credit in the world. senior watchdog reporter for the washington examer. tomorrow and thursday, second and third installment of your investigative report. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> up next, a candid response from a former obama administration cabinet member. the truth behind the delay in the keystone p