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>> so theres going to be another budget fight over the wall? >> well, i suppose there will be. we have a crisis down there. i think the president has made that case very effectively. so, yes, hes going to stay with his wall, and hes going to stay with the border security theme. i think it is essential. >> reporter: the white house signaling president trump is sticking with the border wall as his re-election bid gets underway, hallie. >> geoff bennett on the white house lawn. okay. democrats dont...

That did nothing except make president trumps life 34eus miserable, its a tough area to navigate. >> reporter: nancy pelosi announced democratic members of a conference committee that will work with republicans coming to find out a deal. youll find optimism on both sides of the aisle. congressman dan killde said this about president trumps wall request. >> are you open to funding for a wall? >> well, you can call it what you want. were open and continue to support effective border security which...

That did nothing except make president trumps life 34eus miserable, its a tough area to navigate. >> reporter: nancy pelosi announced democratic members of a conference committee that will work with republicans coming to find out a deal. youll find optimism on both sides of the aisle. congressman dan killde said this about president trumps wall request. >> are you open to funding for a wall? >> well, you can call it what you want. were open and continue to support effective border security which...

Minnesota congressman he says he is telling democratic colleagues to approve president trumps wall request and get back to work. he says the shutdown is unnecessary lisa a democrat also says its time to put a fire under leadership to negotiate. they are not negotiating. steve: congressman peterson from minnesota saying just give him the wall money. he is a democrat. he also said in the interview with the paperback in minnesota. he said, you know, when i tell that to my democratic colleagues they...

Be working without pay, over 50,000 customs and border agents will be working without pay, over 14,000 fbi agents will be working without pay. in addition, the violence against women act was also terminated as a result of the shutdown. a lot of people are being harmed, a lot of people are not being paid. that is not right, especially during the holidays. >> where do you think were going to end up here, representative? were coming down to numbers that are in comparison, as has been said, quite in...

We went to meeting and had a long and productive discussion. i told the president we -- democrats were willing to fund the military at the highest levels in history. far above even his budget request. i reluctantly put his wall request for the southern border on the table. it was his request. we left the meeting having agreed to try for a short term cr that would keep everyone at the negotiating table for a few more days. the president suggested lets do it by tuesday night. we said great. severa...

Long and productive discussion. i told the president we democrats were willing to fund the military at the highest levels in history. far above even his budget request. i reluctantly put his wall request for the southern bothered on the tab border on the table. it was his request. we left the meeting, having agreed to try for a short term cr that would keep everyone at the negotiating table for a few more days. the president suggested, lets do it by tuesday night. we said, great. several hours l...