was targeting democrat s, but we ve seen it the other way. it was a bernie sanders support er that shot my friend steve scalise last year. at the end of the day i don t think it s political rhetoric. it s mental illness that is causing these tragedies or would be tragedies. weave got a mental health crisis in this country. maria: yes we do you re right. we ll watch the developments there. i want to get your take on the caravan. they ve taken a break right now, have gotten off of the bus but are continuing their goal to come to the u.s. southern border in the united states and the president continues to say look, now is the time to get back in and turn around, because you will not be let into this country. as the congressman from a border state of texas, your thoughts on how to deal with this caravan and now another caravan? well, as a nation of immigrants we want to be as generous and compassionate as
was targeting democrat s, but we ve seen it the other way. it was a bernie sanders support er that shot my friend steve scalise last year. at the end of the day i don t think it s political rhetoric. it s mental illness that is causing these tragedies or would be tragedies. weave got a mental health crisis in this country. maria: yes we do you re right. we ll watch the developments there. i want to get your take on the caravan. they ve taken a break right now, have gotten off of the bus but are continuing their goal to come to the u.s. southern border in the united states and the president continues to say look, now is the time to get back in and turn around, because you will not be let into this country. as the congressman from a border state of texas, your thoughts on how to deal with this caravan and now another caravan? well, as a nation of immigrants we want to be as
america is is better when we love than when we hate. congressman, remember what was said after the shooting. we ll have perhaps a day or two where the into is different. how long do you think this collegial tone will be in the house after the shooting? how long do you think it will last? richard, i think it depends on the issue. there have been collegial tones up until this point on a lot of different issues. obviously when we face crisis we come together as americans. but a few weeks ago, i had a sit down with republican and democratic members of the house to discuss the situation in north korea. when i left the table, i was amazed at the tremendous intellectual power, willpower, when we can come together with a common goal to defeat a common enemy or to work towards something we can get behind. i think there s a lot of issues in america that we can do that with. education, hopefully health care.
republicans outnumber democrats by as much as two to one according to some estimates. so anything in the news that connects him to democrats or even that gives the voters pause could be a danger to him. because he needs to pick up some republicans or democrats to get where he needs to be. there aren t enough democrats on their own. it s a close one there, alex, with polls showing oneo percentage points difference. thank you for that. encouraging news for congressman steve scalise who was one of the five people shot when a gunman opened fire outside d.c. wednesday. according to hospital staffers the house majority whip is now showing signs of improvement and he cease speaking with loved and he s speaking with loved ones. let s go now to mike vicara at the hospital. that s the good headline here. you have been following his condition for us. right. and certainly the best news we
very horrific day. i never experienced anything like that, but i wish steve, mr. mika, all those shot and injured a full and speedy recovery. representative, i m so glad to hear that you re doing better and that you heard the good news about steve scalise doing better too from mike vicar a. we have that ad that came out in georgia and both sides both parties are saying not good stuff, this ad that is attacking ossoff in that runoff. your reaction to that ad. well, i have not seen the ad, but i have heard a lot of the complaints about it. let s face it, we are in a world right now, a political world in america, where the rhetoric unfortunately has been heightened. some estimates are that both parties are going to spend around $50 million on that georgia race. i hope the republican candidate wins. sure, i m a conservative