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Senator who filibustered 11 hours against another restrictive abortion law back in 2013. senator davis, the governor didn't acknowledge that many women as congresswoman ocasio-cortez pointed out don't even know that they are pregnant in the first six weeks. i'm wondering what you made of his comments. >> well, i agree with the congresswoman that his comments were completely repulsive and absolutely unacceptable and not at all in keeping with the understanding of how menstruating people's bodies work. and i want to make sure that your viewers understand a couple of things about texas and its ap...

Any reason to think their minds are not already made up if and when they have to rule on the merits? >> you know, the only question to me is whether they give roe a decent burial and overturn it or they create some are fiction where they uphold the texas law, which they are clearly committed to doing, but somehow say that roe is still good law. i don't see how that's possible. i mean, a six-week law is a -- is a ban on abortion rights. you know, lawyers are lawyers. they can make up distinctions where none exist. but i think the die is cast here and we are now heading to a moment where abortio...

Complete border what ul are not the same thing. in fact, here's the kind of border security democrats have already supported in 2013. senator schumer and house minority leader nancy pelosi both were in favor of spending $40 billion on a border security plan that called for building 700 miles of new fencing and would have doubled the number of border security agents to roughly 40,000. it got bipartisan support. it passed in the senate but failed in the republican-controlled house, because they wouldn't even bring it forward for a vote. so in the past, democrats supported spending $40 billion on...

Service. what i like to look at for many of our leaders and a look at this present time, as well, how they are family first. the one thing about john mccain, he always stood up for his family and stood up for his country. that's what leadership is all about. john: he was a hero as well as a patriot. eric beach, thank you. >> thank you for having me. john: joining us now on the phone, former arizona senator john kyle, served in the senate alongside other mccain from 1995 until 2013. senator kyle, i'm sure you will miss this man. >> i really am. we all knew it was coming but once the reality set...

John mccain had about 46% but it was a lively campaign and based very much on the issues of the time. >> it was. i also don't think we should be represented by a presidential campaign. john: right. >> look at the entire body of work and of course, his military service. what i like to look at for many of our leaders and a look at this present time, as well, how they are family first. the one thing about john mccain, he always stood up for his family and stood up for his country. that's what leadership is all about. john: he was a hero as well as a patriot. eric beach, thank you. >> thank you fo...