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They can be vetted to see if they qualify. be brought to our state, our country safely then. there is many ways that we can all do. this i would like to think the president is really sympathetic and empathetic towards this approach. >> sandra: the president wonders as you often hear him say whether or not democrats want border security. he says they dont. to that you say, what? >> well, we voted. mr. president in 2013, in the senate, i cant speak for the house. but i can speak for the senate bec...

Working on. north dakota is a state that doesnt look at obamacare, particularly favorably and state where the energy industry is important. trump talks about the coal industry, deregulation, that resonates with a large swath of north dakota voters, about as good state trump has for the entire country. >> dana: president trump montan ark john tester, senator there, incumbent, the democrat, president trump really wants to see him lose that seat. but tester seems to hold more steady in the polling,...

Has johnny been working. [applause] have you worked with jerry moran and the whole group? you and jerry. where is jerry? hi, jerry. [applause] good job. bill cassidy. tom cotton. dean keller. all here. tom tillis. lindsey graham. i see lindsey up there. todd young. thank you. joanie ernest. i did you a good favor for the farmers yesterday, right? we love the farmers, right? good. im glad it worked out. john hovan. steve danes. all here. we have on the house of representatives mike kauffman. bria...

One plan that does provide the full complement of coverage. that idea under assault by progressives that say it would take away coverage from those with pre-existing conditions. theres some say a deal can and will be done soon. >> the senate now is literally within weeks of being able to deliver on that promise to the american people. the legislation before the senate for which theres not yet agreement but were close. >> even so, the number of republicans that come out against legislation now nu...

United states does not negotiate with terrorists a thing of the past? >> look, those are all good questions, but as for me, im happy we got this guy back home. we do not leave people behind and didnt leave him behind. in the "crossfire," democratic senator sheldon whitehouse of rhode island and republican senator john hovan of nd orth dako dakota. senator, ive been hearing republicans say were setting this horrible precedent and encouraging terrorists. do you think israel encourages terrorism wh...

In the "crossfire," senator sheldon whitehouse, a rhode island democrat. and senator john hovan, a north dakota republican. did the president set a dangerous precedent or bring home a hero? tonight on "crossfire." welcome to "crossfire." im van jones on the left. >> im s. e. cupp on the right. tonight, u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl is free but there are too many serious questions to ask before we can all celebrate his return. why did president obama leave congress in the dark? why would we ...

President of the coal industry. and because states like mine get very little benefit from coal. >> do they count? >> they do count and thats why theres so much flexibility for them to be able to achieve that in their coal industry. but in rhode island, its a cost that the coal industry always forgets or pretends isnt real and i will submit and i will agree that in johns state and in joe manchins stays, there is a need to go in and be prepared to help the coal industry with this transition. i acc...

This is clearly going to be at the top of the presidents agenda as he meets with our eu partners. we earlier last week, myself and the senator from north dakota john hovan said one of the ways we can weaken mr. putin is if america takes a more aggressive position vis-a-vis energy security, as was mentioned here. europe depends upon russia for gas and oil. we said to the administration go ahead and expedite and pass the number of permits that are being before the administration now, so that more ...

Bipartisan bill if you wont let them vote on an amendment. >> john, correct me if im wrong. jim inhofe, one of the most conservative guy -- >> tried to get some amendments. >> jim said, as i understand it, we have 25 amendments. the republicans were given 25 amendments, the democrats were given 25 amendments, inhofe said, thats good. yet we couldnt get republican support to go forward with 25 amendments. >> he came and said hell try to get 25. so far weve gotten, what, none? one vote. one vote. ...

Deliberative body, but i believe it has to work for the american people. i think the actions that senator reid took today was on behalf of the american people to make the senate function. its not functioning. >> i think its interesting the senate, which after all has passed a number of important things this year, wasnt functioning for the president on his terms, and this was one more step to give president obama even more power and even more control. its interesting to me that every democrat who...