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What rachel is talking about? does it exist and is it as hot? >> i dont think its as hot for democrats as republicans, but there is. from a negotiating point of view, smart for the republicans to put something out there to try to put pressure on democrats. you have to look at what they put out there and the context they put out there. they have, on one hand, said, well extend dreamers for three years. then, theres a poison pill in there about applying for asylum so much more difficult. they knew...

Respond. >> lets talk basic numbers. $285 billion is what we spent to enforce border security last year. $285 billion is a lot of money. $5.6 billion is a drop in that bucket, to add more of that border barrier we are talking about. whether it is slats and steel or a hard wall in some places. its a tiny amount of money. the president said last may to the nation, "i want to another continuing resolution. im going to do border security, and we are going to set a budget." the democrats havent gone ...

Beginning, with maybe daca thrown in, maybe another billion thrown into it, but its not going to be the $5 billion. and the question that the democrats have, heres an issue that you have to deal with, the executive branch didnt spend what they allocated for border security last year. so why allocate more if you havent spent what youve got? there are people who say that theres got to be stuff done, but its not going to be a $5 billion wall and it never will be. >> so margaret, lets talk about the...

Way in the senate that this could be averted? >> well, frankly, the president could indicate once again that hes willing to sign the bill that we have already passed through the senate. the senate passed a bill we worked on very hard in a bipartisan way all year that includes 1.6 billion in additional investments in border security but doesnt include $5 billion for a border wall. that strikes me as a small difference that is not worth shutting down the government over. and by the way, let me rem...