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Lets begin with the shutdown. your one of nine members who represented district along the southern border with mexico. at this point youre the only republican representing a border district. you along with every other member on this map that we are showing aligned next to mexico, you opposed to demand for a new wall. your district makes up a third of the entire boerd with mexico about 820 miles of territory whether president trump wants to build a wall across. tell us why you oppose the presiden...

A republican, republican will hurd from texas. you speak from experience. you are in a border district. this is not a theoretical argument to you. you are at the border. what do you think about the president digging in for $5.7 billion for a physical structure along a southern border. >> first and foremost if this is indeed a crisis, the people dealing with the crisis should get paid. i was just down on the border this weekend and talked to men and women on border patrol. they used color languag...

More complicated. >> cornyn is not alone when it comes to republicans questioning trumps plans for the border. in fact, a lot of them dont agree with the wall at all. heres congressman will hurd, who has a border district. >> you cant build a wall from sea to shining sea. it just doesnt work. its the most expensive way to do border security and its the least effective. >> most expensive, least effective. his district is the largest district that borders the border wall or what would be the borde...

I represent a border district and i chair the border security subcommittee. and im working with president trump to make sure we built a wall, secure the border, close these crazy loopholes that are taken advantage of every day, and move forward in a way that is protecting americans. my opponent was actually an activist helping people cross illegally in her past and even though she has had an amazing political makeovers, she has voted to support sanctuary cities. and a really important vote here ...

States, new mexico, arizona, and nevada. [chanting build that wall] >> oh, we are building. >> this border district is unique in that the democratic candidate is talking tough about border security, too. >> we need to secure our borders and enforce our laws against traffickers and violent criminals. and instead of wasting billions on a new border wall or separating families, lets actually fix the process for work visas and provide a pathway to citizenship for those without a criminal record. >> ...

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Registered their diss content with the plan. so if they went in president trumps direction, i think this is possible we see some other democratic governors. >> pete: very, very interesting. if you go along with the trump administration and democratic governor you are now complicit as some of the grassroots would see it gillian, thank you very much for your time. >> thanks, pete. >> pete: joining us is dan screen slaw a republican running for congress in border district in texas. is he a former d...

Edge. they havent registered their discontent with the plan. if they went in president trumps direction, its possible we see other democratic governors. >> if you go along with the trump a administration and you e a democratic governor you arey complicit. thank you. m joining me now for reaction is dan, a republican running for congress in a border district in texas, texas second district. its a decorated former navy seal. and we have allen ore. commander, i will start with you. you have a situa...

Desk. >> harris: the president will no doubt touch on this issue, what do you want to hear him say? >> he showing leadership on this issue and i think is going to show a strong support for actual border security. i represent a border district, the people i represent want to hear a commitment like he has, strong border security, cracking down on these very real security issues, moving us towards a merit based solution and that is our highest priority. if hes willing to provide some solution on th...

Go along with what the president has to say and what about some in the opposing party? >> absolutely. we have been working on this now for months. and four of us members of congress and the house introduced a bill yesterday that essentially covers the presidents priorities. look, i think republicans are generally open to some sort of legislative move related to the daca position, but theres a couple of priorities that have to be most important. one is we have to secure our border. i represent a ...