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Different than senators warren, booker and kamala harris. take a listen. >> you voted yes to the spending bill that would keep the government open, but it also allows $1.3 billion for the presidents border barriers and the legislation. there are some who say it is a waste of money for a vanity project. why did you vote that way? >> well, i have always supported border security. i just think we have to be smarter about how we do it. and that means some fencing. it means some barriers. and certain...

Layer one is emergency. the court might find its not for the court to answer. its up to the president. the second layer is these pots of money are military pots of money. under the emergency act, they can only be used for military purposes. the military is prohibited by law from enforcing domestic law. the military cannot enforce our immigration laws, enforce our drug laws. by definition, there is no military purpose. i dont see how he can use the funds. >> thats why he said the military said th...

The military cannot enforce our immigration laws, enforce our drug laws. by definition, there is no you will military purpose. >> thats why he said the military said the physical barriers would be more important than the money allocated for. >> important to enforce immigration laws, anti-drug laws? those are laws the military is prohibited from enforcing. >> what a sticky situation. let me get in your head on something else. >> before we do that, this is one of the largest challenges to the cons...

Implies imminence that you must act on in an extra constitutional way? >> in 2006, congress appropriated money to build physical barriers. this year, congress appropriates money to build physical barriers. they have approved barriers. this is something said yes to. >> that cuts against an emergency. >> the president gets to make the determination as to whether this is an emergency. >> you laid the framework for why it isnt an emergency. this is a good first blow. see what the lawsuits say. we wi...

Barriers, is that something you would support? >> there should be a priority for border security, border security should be a priority for our country. >> reporter: the spending bill donald trump signed will build 55 miles of border wall by declaring a national emergency, the president expect to see hundreds more miles built. shannon: we heard the president and democrats hoping to run against him give very different views on the situation of the southern border. casey steagall shows us what is h...

Doing whatever it takes to fulfill his promises. more importantly, this ismi about protecting the lives of the american people and securing the country on our borders. many lawmakers, especially the democrats, ignored the crisis at the southern border. they say its manufactured. one month ago, speaker pelosi vowed that congress wouldnt spend more than $1 on a border wall. it was immoral. but as turns out, she is a little off. take a look. >> i went through congress. i made a deal. i got almost $...

Different places, so in places where it takes seconds to minutes, to cross the border and then get away without detection, we-- physical barriers can be helpful and in places where it takes days to cross the desert. we need agents on the ground and technology. leland: this brings up an important point and its great to have you as somebody who is an expert on this. you represent a district on the border. and what we hear from you is not that different than what you heard from will herd on the oth...

But turns out she is off. take a look. >> president trump: i went through congress. i made a deal. i got almost $1.4 billion when i wasnt supposed to get one dollar. not one dollar. he is not going to get one im not happy with it. >> sean: nor am i. the president is right. he got $1.375 billion for the wall and a bill to trip the funding for barriers over the previous budget. only seven months this budget. it killed the so-called poisoned pill like any amnesty. not in the bill. no pathway to cit...

Physical barriers are, in fact, effective and we need more of them. again, we need about 300 more miles of primary fencing and if we can get that, we are going to do a lot better job in fact securing the border. charles: thank you very much. appreciate it. >> thank you. charles: so was this move necessary doors it set up a slippery slope? here to discuss, run for america founder david bernstein, republican strategist holly turner and fox news contributor dineen borelli. one of the headlines i sa...

What the president wanted but even those 55 miles combined with the roughly 125 miles of inadequate old fence that the administration is already replacing with new barriers are a net plus for border security. your thoughts on that? >> thats the washington examiner, i cant speak for them, i would guide people to michael benders story, reconstruct of all of this. how it all played out, what the disagreements are on border security, how the congress -- democrats in congress feel that a wall really ...