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Hes okay with fencing. word choice here. >> i and other democrats and a lot of republicans will vote for smart border security. now you can have border security thats a combination of physical barriers, whatever they may be. >> so a fence is on the table for you? some kind of fencing? you would pay for that? >> well, theres fencing -- theres fencing now. >> yes. >> at the border. theres always been fencing at the border so some kind of fencing is always part of the equation. >> does the word mat...

Just passed in the house. i think you have you have to isolate what the problem is and not have this equivalence here, where we are treated the same way as the president. the momentum is with the people who want to fund border security, not have border theater. >> harris: can i ask you to tell me whether or not you really think democrats will get on board after you pass all those other bills? because now we see the schedule that has come out. its potential you could get some of those appropriati...

Appears during the summer was putting forward these memos saying the president in a sense is above the law, almost soliciting for the attorney gener generals position and i feel those kind of memos in this case, at this moment in time, disqualifies him. this will be up to the judiciary committee. im not on that committee. to do the review. but im going to try to convince my colleagues that there should be someone else in that position, someone that will allow the mueller investigation to go on u...

But actually are highly substantive. he said he wants a see-through wall made of steel, which sounds like a steel fence. heres what he is talking about, what he says border patrol told him. here he is today. >> they want to be able to see through the wall. a see through wall made out of steel is far stronger than a concrete wall, so im very happy with it. i think -- i think, im not sure, but i think thats what the democrats prefer, and if it can get them there, im okay. >> congressman, let me be...

Their pay? >> no. i think thats an incredibly cynical view and assertion for the president to make. he is sacrificing the livelihood of these federal employees to this obsession with building a wall. thats not fair. its not respectful of them. we need to move past this government shutdown. lets get the government reopened. lets make sure that those workers are being treated fairly, and lets get back to where they can deliver the services that the american public expects. lets get that done, lets...

Idea of a wall. >> you say there are places where the fencing is appropriate. so youd be behind funding fencing? >> everybodys stuck on the semantics of this thing. smart border security is the standard. you want a standard of smart border security. barriers plus other measures that make sense. >> but there are areas where you would support extending physical barriers. they call it more fencing, would you support aitidditional moneyr a barrier? >> i bet you today in these discussions that are ha...

I ran for governor, new mexico is a state that needs everything from public education to building an economy. getting that kind of work done in congress today is nearly impossible. this is an opportunity for democrats to both repair relationships, reach across the aisle and govern. and i have to believe that thats where theyre headed and with a record number of women, i think theres a real opportunity to shift how that occurs, certainly in the house. >> its so tough, though, isnt it because what...

Brick and mortar wall is so difficult for people to get over because even republicans in border start states say things like this is a third century solution to a 21st century problem. we have to focus on smart border security. were talking about billions of dollars. >> i think the president thinks the wall can be built in one year. i think that the president believes that wall can be built in one year if he gets the $25 billion. >> out of what? the fence, excuse me and the hadar thats two feet ...

Something has to be given in exchange. some type of border security. smart border security. like drones. like enhancements. more -- perhaps more border patrol agents. it has to be a narrow fix or it will just not go for it. thats the reality. maybe the senate can do it. >> president trump himself says the wall is not a fence. if its not a fence, its sharing a border. >> the voters, they dont really care about this wall. they just want a rational immigration system. >> rick tyler is asking for ra...

Means were only going to have 19 days in which absolutely nothing happens. i think the american people want this resolved. the defense department is lobbying to have this resolved. they cant sign the contracts they need to sign. so this mismanagement of issues that should have been addressed back in september, back in august, it has to stop. these are poor american issues that need to be addressed. >> accusing your party of being compplicit. lets listen. >> president trump is right. build the wa...