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Cybersecurity order and that was signed intentionally. and lastly, the presidents fy 18 budget allocated $819 million. it dedicated an increase of $1.5 billion across all departments involved in protecting cyberspace. so for my perspective, both his first budget request and his future ones have right sized that amount of money for keeping america safe and that might answer all three components of your question. so with that, thank you so much for your time. appreciate it. -- political motivation...

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Donald trump is not a conservative. >> reporter: but it was here at cpac six years ago where trumps idea of running for the white house first springed to life. >> while im not at this time a candidate for the presidency, i will decide by june whether or not i will become one. >> reporter: estopped short of running back then, but his words sound prescient. >> i will tell you the reason that im thinking about it is that the united states has become a whipping post for the rest of the world. >> rep...

>> four times he kept talking about other options. >> he was asked very directly about whether or not this administration is committed to enforcing the law and thats what were doing. >> reporter: earnest said one problem is 2008 anti-trafficking law requires specific handling of children apprehended of the border so the process can take longer. tomorrow the president will unveil a special budget request for congress to fund more immigration lawyers and judges. some democrats are questioning the ...

To expand the social safety net. and republicans saying no, no, no to taxes and really just game for anything you can label entitlements which lately increasingly means pensions. who is win dhag ideological fight right now? >> i think at the federal level, democrats are actually doing very good with that ideological fight. just last week, president obama announce head would not be including -- or chain cpi would not show up on the budget request. which is a big deal president obama consistently ...

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Along with drone technology adapted from the war in afghanistan. one potential problem though, is enforcement. you can watch people with drones but how do you arrest them crossing the border illegally? janet napolitano said border enforcement has been stronger than it ever has been. republicans dispute that they say that is simply not so. dhs came under grilling for a variety of problems this morning and house appropriation subcommittee hearing, among the problems, repoed failure to meet budgeta...

Economy hostage to one partys political ideology. >> the speaker was quoted by one of his top aides as telling the president "as long as im around here, i am not going to allow a debt ceiling increase without doing something serious about the debt." thats from house speaker john boehner. earlier in the day, mr. boehner said his priority is simply finding a solution to the countrys economic problems. >> trying to do is encourage people on both sides of the aisle, on both sides of the capitol and ...

People on facebook, and somebody finally clicked on an ad late last night. >> the competing budget proposals, and i know youre be fascinated about in, joe. five different budget plans on both ends of the ideological spectrum failed yesterday. >> i never saw that coming. >> among them a 99-0 vote defeating president obamas $3.8 trillion budget request which was actually offered by republicans. he warns congressional leaders he wont tolerate another political standoff over the debt limit. over lun...