>> reback: they closed the case. correct. >> kroft: the f.t.c.'onduct could be addressed with voluntary improvements to some of its business practices, and that google's decision to move its own products to the top of the search page could plausibly be of benefit to consumers. but reback and others who were directly involved in the investigation have long suspected that the outcome had something to do with google's political muscle in washington, and its close relationship with the obama administration. google spent more money on lobbying last year than any other corporation, employing 25 different firms and helping fund 300 trade associations, think tanks and other groups, many of which influence policy. >> reback: they have a seat at the table in every discussion that, that implicates this issue at all. they know about developments that we never even hear about. so their influence, from my perspective, is very, very difficult to challenge. >> kroft: until now, the only one taking aggressive action against google and big tech is margrethe vestage

do you want the reporter to reback what took place? had a quorum,r, i i announce that as a member of this committee i was holding over the kavanaugh nomination. are you saying one member of this committee does not have the authority to do that? if you do say that i think you you didrpreting when not have the floor and i had the floor that you misinterpreted it . do you want to go through that trouble? whitehouse: i think the parliamentary question was whether sender lumen dolls motion to adjourn from the blumenthal'snator motion to adjourn from the hearing could be the first order of business at this hearing. i understand that in effect there has been a ruling from the is not thethis proper procedure and that is where we stand right now. the question of whether to debate or to overrule that ruling of the chair is before us. i think that is the question. did senator blumenthal properly make and second a motion which was only not granted at the time because we weren't in executive session? it does not tend into this executive session so