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Corps of engineers has to deal with a nuclear attack. were not there today and god help us if we ever get back to that situation. so this has never been used. certainly there is no justification for the president to you it today. should we come to the need for public works projects, walls or others, we have a way of doing it. its called the constitution. come to the congress. go through the appropriation process, make a determine fwh s whether its appropriate and useful to spend money on that. r...

Needs to be done to accomplish that goal. he campaigned on it. he continues to raise it at meetings on various topics. hes going to get it done one way or the other. i would recommend it be done through the appropriation process, the regular legislative process. i think thats the best way to get it done, to continue the work that previous presidents have done. if that isnt accomplished, i think he will go ahead and use the emergency powers that a president has to accomplish his stated goal. >> b...

Do we think the declaration of a national emergency is pretty much an assumption at this point? >> yes, although were not sure if its going to happen tonight. we dont think that will happen. theyll see this out, congress. theres been a committee thats supposed to come to a compromise on this but the president has already undercut that committee. the president has basically said theres no use in trying. the emergency declaration is really -- its a controversial thing with the presidents own party...

Border wall. that would then go to the house and senate to affirm or to vote against. do you think there are enough votes in the senate to pass, to approve of president trumps national emergency declaration or are enough americans concerned about such a thing whether its because of the precedent or because it takes away power from the legislative branch? >> well, well have to see what would happen. the president hasnt specifically said hes going to invoke an emergency powers. but hes, under the ...

That would then go to the house and senate to affirm or to vote against. do you think there are enough votes in the senate to pass, to approve of president trumps national emergency declaration or are enough americans concerned about such a thing whether its because of the precedent or because it takes away power from the legislative branch? >> well, well have to see what would happen. the president hasnt specifically said hes going to invoke an emergency powers. but hes, under the constitution,...

Before wednesday night. >> but if you cant find a deal, if you cant find a deal that he would sign, you are okay with him declaring a national emergency? >> well, thats up to him. you know, he does have power, and he has obligations under the constitution to protect the country which is to protect the borders. that would all probably play out in court some way, but the preferable way is through the appropriation process which weve already done and ill say it again. three-fourths of the budget. l...

>> but if you cant find a deal, if you cant find a deal that he would sign, you are okay with him declaring a national emergency? >> well, thats up to him. you know, he does have power, and he has obligations under the constitution to protect the country which is to protect the borders. that would all probably play out in court some way, but the preferable way is through the appropriation process which weve already done and ill say it again. three-fourths of the budget. let us finish the rest. >...

Republican on the house side, think we can get there. we are reasonable, pragmatic people and i think its very important that we get there. yesterday we started in a very positive way. >> it was interesting to hear from the president last night. he did an interview with the daily caller. one of the questions thats been asked has been why didnt the president get funding for the border wall he wanted when he had congress? when republicans control both chambers in congress. and the president tried ...

President overture today, i think it is in the right step. >> harris: how do we keep this from happening again? whether its the democrats and chuck schumer last year with daca and closing down the government for a shorter period of time, and now president trump saying that he would take responsibility for closing down the government over national border security. with people caught in the middle, how do you work things out on capitol hill without shutting down the government? >> well, as you rec...

Law. >> he could not get the money. he could declare the emergency but could not get money for it. >> i would expect others to pass legislation or attempt to that would curtail the ability of the president declaring a national emergency. it is a major problem for our civil rights. >> well be challenged in the courts. when the president does talk about taking money from disaster relief funding and thats under consideration right now. can you explain what impact that would have on your district? >...