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Country. not the manufactured crisis that the president has focused on. i wouldn't say that i'm categorically opposed to any kind of structure. we already have 654 miles out of 1994 miles of the border that are somehow fenced, with fence or with slats. but i do believe that the vast majority of areas that need any kind of structure already have that. and that his call for a concrete wall or anything that resembles that should never happen. both because it's a waste of money, it will be ineffective and because the minute we do that, we're going to fundamentally change the notion of what america...

So he's trying to sell us that up is down and left is right and black is white. it's not true and i hope that people will look past the lies and at the facts. >> are you okay with the democrats making a deal, this breaking news that we're getting just as the show was starting that includes funding for physical barriers, ballard fencing, whatever you want to call it, but things put in place to keep people out? >> well, i haven't seen what the details are yet. this is breaking news. it hasn't been reported out. i'm hopeful because we do need to get on serious issues that need our attention in th...

So for most of our perspective, it's a matter of, okay, what politically is it going to take to where both sides can come together, not have a government shutdown, allow our democrat colleagues to say we're not just giving the president everything he wants and the president can move forward with what he truly believes is a necessity and that is border security and just as we have in the past, we've got 654 miles right now of barricades and vehicle barricades and personnel barricades and he'd like to add another 234 miles to that. >> senator, i do want to ask you about syria. the president want...

Emergency, that that's going to be the only way he will be able to get this. eric: when you are in those meetings, do the democrats specifically for example -- in 2006, they voted for including senator schumer, voted for the keep america safe act, defense act, which laid about 654 miles. this is specific 237 miles in an area where it's been said you have to have some barriers, along the rio grande valley. what is the response from the democrats, if they are asked why did you vote then but now you're so against what the experts are saying is needed right now? not a whole wall. it is a fence. it...

Trafficking, arms trafficking, sex trafficking, we need it for national security. i believe there are a lot of congressional democrats who would agree and would vote for it. hopefully they do the right thing between now and next week. the president is showing he's willing to do what he needs to, to protect our country and national security is job number one, constitutionally, for our federal government. eric: you talk about the democrats. this is the omb letter. i ask naiver on everyone this q. it would fund a total construction of approximately 234 miles of new physical barrier. congressman, ...