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There has been an increasing openness from democrats since the democrat has been reopened to talk about barriers and how far theyre willing to go on that and what theyre willing to agree to will be part of the dynamic here. democrats have a new mer kal advantage in this committee. at the end of the day they could pass something out of this committee on votes but getting it through the senate is the ultimate goal here and the other end of pennsylvania avenue is where the questions are. >> lets ho...

Without a strong border, america is defenseless, vulnerable and unprotected. >> we need strong borders. we need strong barriers and walls. >> we are pulling back in syria. were going to be removing our troops. >> we have all watched together this president get challenged on his pronouncements, often from inside his own administration. for starters, at the top of this hour, remember, we heard from the intelligence community, but today we learned a defense department official was openly skeptical ...

Different administration, because what the president is doing and what he is saying are hardly related to the intelligence assessment that these folks are offering. >> lets get to the effort to avert another government shutdown. we have heard some democrats say theyre open to funding for some physical barriers along the border with mexico, as long as its not a big wall. as the president has proposed over the many years. what do you think a deal will look like? >> i saw a little bit of that repor...

Do you want to see as part of that agreement any provision for new funding for new barriers between the united states and mexico? >> i am comfortable with barriers that involve vehicles, fences. there are appropriate places where border guards have convinced me additional barriers could be useful. what i hear, when you separate the border guards from their superiors, they say, look, what we need are sensors to determine if somebody is approaching the border and more personnel to respond quickly ...

Proposals on the table which would be billions of dollars to try to beef up security at the border. we want border security. we support border security and obviously the other side will put on the table their proposals which will include some sort of barriers they believe are necessary. they will discuss that. i dont want to prejudge what they are going to do. i am convinced knowing the people that are on there that they will look at them honestly and with a view towards coming to agreement. i t...

Different from a concrete wall across the border. >> hes no longer talking about a concrete wall sea to shining sea. you saying in selective places, new barriers that could include steel slats or other things. you may get a chance to vote on it. well come back and ask you how you will vote then. you are concerned about the effects of the shutdown on cyber defenses and cyber security. explain. >> during the shutdown it turns out that 45% of those doing cyber security and homeland security were fu...

What we did worked. theres no crisis now. the crisis now is actually folks seeking asylum, people coming to the port of entry surrendering under our laws, and asking to be protects from terrorists back at home. >> for the president or his base, is there any deal that works without the word wall included in it somewhere, somehow? >> well, you know, look, i dont want to get lost in the semantics, i dont care if they use the word wall. the point is we need barriers. is there a deal without barriers...

Surrendering legally under our laws and asking to be protected from narco terrorists back at home. >> steve, for the president or his base, is there any deal that works without the word wall included it in somewhere, somehow? >> well, you know, look, i dont want to get lost in the semantics, i dont care if they use the word wall. the point is, we need barriers. i call barriers a wall. is there a deal without barriers, without significant barriers that works for the base? no. there is not. look, ...

Is disagreeing. do you remember a time like that? >> i do not. i think they all respect it. it doesnt mean they agreed on every policy move that resulted from the facts but at least they agreed that they were the facts that the intelligence committee with very careful research had advised the country and the president of. again, it is very disappointing and unprecedented. >> i suspect it is unprecedented. lets go to ongoing negotiations. would house democrats offer any amount of funding for some...

California. when i ran for attorney general and when i was elected, it was as the first woman ever and as the first person of color ever. and, you know, frankly, jake, my mother used to have a saying. she would say to me, kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure youre not the last. [ applause ] so, you know, thats how i think about those kinds of things, and it is about certainly breaking barriers is something that is very important. and in my experience, given what ive shar...