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Pattern for this administration to whatever they want and cant get through the normal process? theyre going to say, okay, well veto the budget. the next round of spending bills. thats why this is so important. this issue is bigger than simply the wall or the $5 billion. >> but the democrats are -- do you think the democrats are somehow misplaying their hand here? the president has waffled so much on what even a wall is. so why dont democrats say, look, you were part of a bill, a bipartisan bill ...

Sure the jobs are there and really dealing with the corruption in government. those are the things were going to do, and we can do two or three things all at the same time, not to worry. were going to get the job done come january 3rd, 4th and 5th. >> second question to you then, because earlier this year previous shutdown drama, there did seem to be the makings of a potential deal there about some money, some funding for a wall. chuck schumer offered this at the time in exchange for daca, a dac...

Trying to do, i think a very logical solution which is, lets take the areas that we have some fencing which isnt quite working, lets build a wall, one that actually works, and those populated areas and lets make sure we get those secure, first. and those other areas you may not need a wall or fencing. at the same time the president was very reasonable and was able to solve the daca problem. we had a vote in congress where republicans voted to build a wall and reform daca, take care of the kids t...

Been trying to do in congress and with the president has been trying to do, i think a very logical solution which is, lets take the areas that we have some fencing which isnt quite working, lets build a wall, one that actually works, and those populated areas and lets make sure we get those secure, first. and those other areas you may not need a wall or fencing. at the same time the president was very reasonable and was able to solve the daca problem. we had a vote in congress where republicans ...

Care, the transportation, infrastructure issues, making sure the jobs are there and really dealing with the corruption in government. those are the things were going to do, and we can do two or three things all at the same time, not to worry. were going to get the job done come january 3rd, 4th and 5th. >> second question to you then, because earlier this year previous shutdown drama, there did seem to be the makings of a potential deal there about some money, some funding for a wall. chuck schu...

With this agenda, the health care, the transportation, infrastructure issues, making sure the jobs are there and really dealing with the corruption in government. those are the things were going to do, and we can do two or three things all at the same time, not to worry. were going to get the job done come january 3rd, 4th and 5th. >> second question to you then, because earlier this year previous shutdown drama, there did seem to be the makings of a potential deal there about some money, some f...

Security. there was a compromise bill that some centrist republicans put forward that would have given the president $25 billion, and it also solved the daca problem that we still have, the daca fix, and some visa reform measures needed. i would say to my most conservative colleague members in the house, if the wall is what you care more about than anything, then why did you vote no this past summer for five times the amount and to solve an issue which most -- 85%, 90% americans think we should ...

Nancy pelosi and chuck schumer tomorrow. mike emanuel is on capitol hill. mike, how much pressure is there on that meeting tomorrow? >> reporter: dana, its huge. well be listening carefully to those democratic leaders, chuck schumer, nancy pelosi, and to president trump and the white house team after they sit down tomorrow. so far, the democrats are talking tough. >> president trump wants to throw a temper tantrum and shut down the government over christmas over the wall, thats his decision. >> ...

Is now. >> sandra: the first big test will happen tomorrow. nancy pelosi and chuck schumer will meet with president trump at the white house. what do you think is going to come from that dynamic? >> there are a lot of things the president has been willing to negotiate on in exchange for getting wall funding. dealing with the daca problem. weve had bills to address the daca problem and every democrat voted no on all those measures. when nancy pelosi had a super majority and when barack obama was ...

Barack obamas presidency when he created the daca problem without ever trying to solve it. he said literally come to america illegally, bring your kids here illegally. he never try to fix it. when pelosi had the house, super majority in the senate, they never tried to bring a bill to fix the problem. they wanted a political issue. as you pointed out, president trump comes into office, chuck schumer initially was willing to work with him on a solution to daca that included funding for the wall. t...