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The program? >> i have a lot -- i had a chance to talk with him. clearly want the funds to go into central america. want to stop the metering process on the border. which is preventing people from seeking safety that are at the southern border. right now they are in a mexican town that is controlled by gangs and drug dealers and they are at great risk. so we want to protect that population. we want people that have been clear from the point of view of not committing any crimes and seeking asylum...

Say to us, you know what? give us more money. well, let me tell you something. how do we assure that they are going to actually follow the law and not allow for families to be separated? we have a court decision that said that thousands of families were separated and now theyre doing it right in front of our eyes and they want us to give them more money for that? this is a -- it is a crisis that has been created by the administration. they cut aid to central american countries that would have he...

That they need basic things like food and water and medical care. and this administration is lawless. it has taken the money that we have given and it does not follow any of the conditions that we lay out, and then they say to us, you know what? give us more money. well, let me tell you something. how do we assure that they are going to actually follow the law and not allow for families to be separated? we have a court decision that said that thousands of families were separated and now theyre d...

We have not been complying with flores for some time. and so just approving money to a lawless administration who is creating these conditions at the border, you know, youve seen the administration is willing to take money from other places for a border wall but they certainly are not willing to actually put money into these conditions. its been a longer standing issue than just the last several months, as your reporter said. and i think on top of that, we have to think about how this happened. ...

Know who to believe. whatever -- he didnt quite say he was going to do that and now theyre already putting up barriers. we have a two week turn around and then start the investigation. we have a very specific and broad mandate and we need to make sure that we do our job. >> well see what you find. thats going to be the test. have you seen dhss projections of what they think is going to happen in terms of blow on the border? >> i saw the story and the numbers that the new york times had today and...

Theyre already putting up barriers. we have a two week turn around and then start the investigation. we just want to get to the truth. we wont rest until we do. we have a very specific and broad mandate and we need to make sure that we do our job. >> well see what you find. thats going to be the test. have you seen dhss projections of what they think is going to happen in terms of blow on the border? >> i saw the story and the numbers that the new york times had today and in some ways it doesnt ...

Caravan murdered as they waited to come into the united states because we know about these long lines and this metering process. during the hearing today the secretary denied it makes people go into the desert and go into these dangerous situations, which we know is not the case. >> susan, its alice in wonderland time. its the mad hatters tea party when theyre saying something is true when its not. these witnesses are testifying. of course right now no one is challenging them. >> as a congressma...