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Money. >> i understand that. but im saying there are many ways to do that. >> are they paying for a wall? >> my priority is to increase border security and to build that wall that will work. thats my priority, sir and what im focused on. >> lets talk about that. cbp estimates that building a wall will result in taking land from 900 ranchers, other landowners in two texas counties. thats just two counties. ill insert that letter in the record. >> so ordered. >> what is your estimate of the eminen...

I agree with that. >> do you support a path for citizenship on those with daca. >> we need to find a permanent solution, yes, sir. >> i hate that phrase permanent solution. do you support a path to citizenship. >> as part of the discussion and to make sure we dont continue temporary populations that continue to exist we should talk about that. im not here to get in front of the president or any final decisions on that particular issue but yes, im happy to discuss it. >> do you recall the preside...

Immigration reform battle with some republicans now urging lawmakers to stay focused on what is really important protecting the so-called dreamers and not allow themselves to be distracted by the presidents reported disparaging comments. >> what i heard i didnt like. i want to focus on what comes next. what comes next is a bipartisan proposal that will pass on a daca solution and hopefully -- [inaudible] >> i think this is a president who would like to solve the daca issue. this is a president w...

Congresss had a huge role in where we are today. >> there is no question unless you light a fire under congress nothing gets done. the president calling for the end of daca by a certain deadline brought the democrats to the table. lets not forget daca is a symptom, not the problem. the problem is the immigration policy of the united states is not serving its citizens and the future of the country very well at all. we have basically unlawful unrestricted mass migration flooding the unskilled job ...

Tv. why did chuck schumer beg donald trump for money? if they are who they want to try to portray him as, why did they want to be with him for years and years in various activities whether it was events and fundraisers? >> where do we really stand on all this? again the white house believe it will get a deal on daca. they are saying it likely wont happen this week. there is too much ground to cover in light of the negotiations over the spending bill as well. and on that spending bill, julie, the...

December 26, 2017, less than 1% of the 341 million appropriated for 40 miles of replacement funding have been expended. actual construction has yet to begin on money appropriated in the last fiscal year. so is the president realistic when he says he wants $20 billion so he can build the wall in one year? >> i think the president is encouraging us to go as quickly as we can. as you know its a very complicated issue building the wall for a variety of reasons. what were doing right now is we are te...

About daca and ill help you on that issue but i need the three pillars. i need border security, an end to chain migration, an end to lottery migration. well replace it with a merit-based system. the democrats have run back to their corner since that time and talked about race and identity politics and everything except the issues. thats bad faith. if they are serious you have to solve the other persons problems not just your own. the democrats are saying if you give us everything we want -- >> t...

Policy that is putting america first, securing our borders and fixing this daca issue. so for the party moving it to 2018, weve got to show the american people that we heard them, we hear them and that we are serious about fixing the illegal immigration problem, one, and two, putting -- so that congress can finally do their job and do something about daca. that is what the party has to do. weve got to get back on focus, back on message about fixing this issue once and for all. >> so a legislativ...

Funding over this daca issue. why dont we negotiate in good faith on the issue, roll up your sleeves and lets work this out, but lets not hold the funding of our military hostage over this issue, thats irresponsible and they need to stop it. mike: congressman, your reaction to her comments and are we headed for a government shutdown? >> i dont think so. well see the. the republicans control the house, the senate and have the white house. the idea that its the democrats fault who have no power to...

This is the proposal that a lot of people assume whatever the proposal ends up being. the train that leaves to address the daca issue. this was a bipartisan proposal. three republicans and three democrats who have been working on it for a long period of time. that said, over the course of the last couple of days and they have grown skeptical of this working group. we have seen over the last eight hours. several groups sprout up and several groups of senators who had resistance to where things mi...