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Is only bill in town. no other bill. but now another republican senator says no, at least not yet. lets get to the halls of congress and phil. whats going on? >> clear as mud which is how we operate a lot of days. heres kind of the behind the scenes whats going on. this gang of six, three republicans and three democrats working for months to try to figure out some solution to the daca issue. they have been working on a bill or proposal that has the broad parameters that the president says he nee...

Legislative calendar. phil mattingly knows it like the back of his hand. he has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: members of congress, as of today, have five days left where theyre expected to be in session to deal with a raft of major issues. and based on whats happened so far this week, what happened on wednesday, they are not just not closer to finalizing some agreement on that, theyre actually further away, on the daca issue. instead of one group working towards a final solution. its spli...

Moderate republicans, not to mention most of the democrats. it addresses immigration enforcement. thats going to be quite controversial. it cuts overall immigration levels and also it would build a wall. now, while all of this is going on, just to give you a sense of how messy everything is, there is also bipartisan efforts to try to come up with a plan that would more reflect the tone that president trump used earlier this week at the white house meeting, would address daca, would touch on bord...

Reform as a bipartisan issue in a midterm election year. they plan to sell the plan to reduce crime and save money. nick mulvaney can temporarily conserve as director of the consumer protection bureau. thats a win for the president and the white house which now controls the nations financial watchdog agency. judge thomas kelly denying a request for a preliminary injunction filed by the cfpbs deputy director, who was appointed by richard cordray when he resigned to run for governor of ohio. mul...

I have not read the opinion yet. i think the daca issue can only be resolved by congress. i dont think it can be resolved in the courts. i think it ought to be resolved, but i also think it ought to be resolved in the context of larger security issues. i was not at the meeting at the white house but i understand, maybe, from some points of view theres confusion that the suggestion was made by the president and others that we address daca, we address the chain migration, and we address the divers...

Little more time. but if democrats are willing to say yes -- >> yes to what, though? >> yes to enhancement of border security. theyve voted for it in the past, whether thats in some places a fill cal barrie physic a wall, and where it doesnt make sense, some form of border protection. >> i think his entire presidency is driven by hatred toward immigrants. i think thats the first thing he did as president, i think hes doing it every day. the decision to deny tps status to 297 salvadorans is what ...

Been efforts under way. by senator graham and i. sat down with a bipartisan group of senators. we have worked long and hard many hours put into it. and we feel that we can put together a combination of the future of daca. as well as border security. but there are elements youre going to find democrats support when it comes to border security. we want a safe border in america, period. both when it comes to the issues of illegal migration but also when it comes to drugs. and all these other areas....

Cant apply for residency if they lose their daca status. so lives are hanging in the balance of our getting the job done. weve got the time to do it. in a manner of days, literally of days, we can come together and reach an agreement. and when that happens, i think good things will happen in other places. and well see some more progress in washington. >> i agree with that. i very much agree with that. tom, would you like to see something? tom cotton. >> thank you for inviting us all here. im gla...

Young adults as you pointed out in your statements. who are productive parts of our community. that we protect them and get that done. and then, because i think everybody around the table, as you pointed out, is for security. and then the issue going to be how do we best effect that border security. i would urge us to move as senator durbin has urged us to move, on the daca. the speaker said we need to solve the daca issue. we need to solve it in a way that is permanent, not temporary. i agree w...

His tune. >> yes, i believe thats good intuition, i mean he also addressed a group of farmers yesterday who similarly are not hard line -- >> probably getting an earful, hey, if you do this, whether its on the el salvadoran decision, you are costing us labor and money. >> remember, he himself has taken what appeared to be, you know, pretty wide and generous views on daca before. specifically on the daca issue. and i think hes trying to find a way that he can get back to that. i mean, a bill of l...