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Confines of the secure fence act that's already law. we have 654 miles right now of physical barrier. we should have technology and we should have manpower. >> okay. and quickly, i just want to ask you about other things. does he understand the precedent that this would set? if another president came, you know, was elected into office and then said, i think health care for all, that is a national emergency, so i'm going to have a mandate and we're going to do health care for everyone, regardless what people say. or any other particular issue that, you know, my taxes are a real crisis in this c...

Operation control? we should work within the confines of the security fence act that's already law. we have 654 miles right now of physical barrier. we should have technology, and we should have man power. >> quickly i just want to ask you about other things. does he understand the precedent that this will set? if another president came -- was elected into office and said i think health care for all, that is national emergency so i'm going to have a mandate and we're going to do health care for everyone regardless what people say? or any other particular issue that, you know, my taxes are a re...

Border is about manpower, technology, and barriers. what i would say is that's fine, 654 miles of barriers, we have that, let's move on to some of those other topics. >> as you look to moving on, alexander saying both speaker pelosi and the speaker she stay out of the this, they're not the only ones that should be part of these negotiation dollars. but can you have these meetings and talk about a deal to come together without some influence from the president when we know he has to sign it? >> that's probably a conversation and a question for my republican colleagues. i think everybody in that...

I want to do it the right way. >> so you're saying no, you are not contemplating money for a wall or physical barrier at the border? >> that is correct. again, i'd be willing to go in with an open mind. any time you sit on a conference committee, you listen to the negotiators. >> those two things don't seem to go hand in hand. you're saying going in you're a no on any wall or physical barrier. >> that's correct. >> if it's called a fence, does that change it for you? >> no. a fence -- look, we have 654 miles of fencing right now. they've got bills under the clinton administration, mainly under...

Problem. >> yeah. it's their job to compromise. they can probably work this out. i was interested to hear a democrat earlier today talk about the fact that the 2006 secure if he said act there are 654 miles built. if they could give on the last 46 miles trump could declare victory. everyone could finish the fence mandated in the 2006 bill. i think fls an opening there if the democrats can at least come to terms with some kind of barrier fencing in order to get with daca or some other protections in exchange for the 46 miles. >> the customs and border patrol want some new fencing barriers, they...