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But it was as good as it's going to get, probably. i think the compromise bill that we are looking at next week has more problems. i think it would be easier. we were only about 25 votes shy from passing that fast act. i think it will be better for us quite frankly, to tweak and amend that bill and bring it back to the floor then it would be to try to amend and tweak the compromise bill. it will be easier to go with the first one. it is a bitter bill. all we need to do is add the border triggers and border construction or appropriation funding for it. i think we have got a great bill and then ...

The senate can take it out. i think they should. we have to got to make clear to the senate, look, we are not going to do another omnibus cr or anything of that nature. you have got to pass your appropriations bills. i know we've got a committee that's looking into it, new budget process. until the houses to the senate we are not doing anything until you pass your 12 appropriations bills. we can go to conference. we can get it done. >> shannon: let me read some reaction from democrats. senate democrat leader, minority leader chuck schumer "every bill takes compromise and there was plenty here....

The senate can take it out. i think they should. we have to got to make clear to the senate, look, we are not going to do another omnibus cr or anything of that nature. you have got to pass your appropriations bills. i know we've got a committee that's looking into it, new budget process. until the houses to the senate we are not doing anything until you pass your 12 appropriations bills. we can go to conference. we can get it done. >> shannon: let me read some reaction from democrats. senate democrat leader, minority leader chuck schumer "every bill takes compromise and there was plenty here....

First place. sec, on hurt the, no new border construction, only repair of existing construction. >> that's already changed. that's already changed. chuck schumer on friday gave him full funding for the wall, 18 billion on the table. done. that's already changed. >> were you in that meeting? i wasn't in the meeting either. >> okay. >> it's hard for the president to negotiate -- it's hard for the president or for senate republicans to negotiate when the democrats sitting across the table don't get what they want. they run out and they misrepresent what was a good faith effort to listen and to bu...