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Establish that. i think in many ways that this type of hedging is not productive to understanding what he will actually do when you have really contentious points and mainly the russian collusion probe, in particular when he weighed in on this particular factor. it is not comforting to know about what he is going to hand over and why given the fact that he already talked about this. while everyone is focused on the mueller probe and thats extraordinarily appropriate he is particularly aligned on...

Country. heroin, fentanyl, all the serious drugs are coming across that border. and, again, i feel it is a critical part of border security that we need to have barriers on the border. we need a barrier system on the border to get control over the border. and i think obviously there are some places that more the traffic comes over than others, but unless you have a system across the border, youre not going to be able to deal with it because youll just displace it. if you build a barrier in one p...

Go back. >> the border is the major avenue but your answer was we need barriers on the borders. >> right. we need barriers on the border for border security. part whaf were trying to do is cut down on drugs. its also illegal aliens, its also other -- people from other countries who may wish to do harm in the united states that are coming in and barriers are part of the answer and from my experience, the threat is always dynamic. you put technology at the ports of entry, theyll shift some where e...

>> and also that we had an agreement earlier last year which would have allowed the d.r.e.a.m.ers to stay legally that also had money for border security? >> the point is we need money right now for border security, including barriers and walls and slats and other things, anything that makes sense in different areas of the border. >> in different areas. thats a good point. so president george h.w. bush said back in 1980 that he didnt want six and eight-year-old kids to feel like they were living...

Barr. >> i met with the head of customs and border protection. he said the number one thing we can do is to put technology in the ports of entry to scan the vehicles coming through. currently, only 17% of trucks and cars coming through those ports of entry are being scanned, 17%. that means 83% of them are just flowing right on through their bringing narcotics to iowa and to illinois. building a new concrete wall from sea to shining sea, doesnt even address this issue. technology does. i want to...

>> well, as has been pointed out earlier, it is the major avenue by which drugs come into the country. heroine, fentanyl, all the serious drugs are coming across that border. again, i feel that its a critical part of border security, that we need to have barriers on the border. we need a barrier system on the border. to get control over the border. i think there are some places where more of the traffic comes over than others, but unless you have a system across the border, you are not going to ...

You need drones and the sensors and simply says he simply cant put a physical period. we realize that. >> martha: everybody agrees and all that stuff. it makes it more apparent than ever to the american people. lindsey graham suggested that maybe the president should put a deal to reopen the government for a few weeks but make it a short period of time. if you cant work it out, another shutdown. the presidents holding firm, he doesnt want to do that. do you agree with the president or with linds...

The department. i would like to come by and talk to you further about it once i get exposed to it, if im confirmed. >> thank you. my time has expired, mr. chairman. i yield back. thank you, mr. barr. >> thank you. congratulations. to you, congratulations on your nomination and thank you for your lifetime of dedication of public service. >> thank you. >> in response to a question that senator earnst asked, you mentioned we need barriers to deal with drug trafficking. are you advocating a wall? >>...

Caravan forming in honduras. the president said, a big new caravan heading to the southern border from honduras. tell nancy and chuck that a drone flying around will not stop them. only a wall will work. only a wall or steel barrier will keep our country safe. stop playing political games and end the shutdown, which brings us to our second point. where is the shutdown now, senator? there seems to be no movement as of this hour. >> i was with the president yesterday. he gave a speech in new orlea...

Them anymore. thats the thing that always happens. after something works, we all started thinking maybe we dont need it anymore. like walls. we dont need any walls anymore. >> jesse: he was very strong on border security. he said he supported barriers where they were necessary and he was also very against sanctuary cities. i thought everybody watching should be pretty pleased with this guy. >> juan: i will say from the democrats perspective, he is not matt whitaker. so you know what. >> dana: ma...