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Walking arm in arm, and then we've got to make sure that we can attract the support of moderate republicans in the house to get something done. >> what would that look like, representative? what would you prefer? zblid. >> did you support what pelosi needed or the senate border bill that was passed by the house? >> i supported what speaker pelosi wanted, and eventually did what others did, and that is you hold your nose and you vote for the senate bill for some reasons that i hope the american public understands that had nothing to do with -- we had to get money to puerto rico. we had to get m...

Hard working men and women as a leverage or as a negotiating tactic when we don't agree on a specific policy. so i would hope we're 29 days into this shutdown, i would hope the president has a message to reopen the government so we can mitigate the damages that have been caused. when i took my oath of office just two weeks ago, the government has been shut down. i'm taken eight votes on the house floor to reopen the government. the reality is the government could be opened today if mitch mcconnell let that legislation be voted on in the senate. >> so the headline in the "new york times" this m...

Be president and we're going to trust in whatever decision he made. if that did not include a physical barrier for a wall that spanned the entire southern border, i think a lot of them understood that was probably not very feasible. they were going to be okay with it because he would enact other border measures. peter baker, you're at the white house. you've been covering this presidency. is there any talk behind the scenes about what they could do and the sort of leverage that donald trump has with his quote, unquote base. do they understand that? >> it's great question. the truth is his own ...

But we do know from the dhs statistics that a number of women are saying they're being assaulted. a number of people are saying they're being assaulted. the number of children and family units that our customs and border patrol are being asked to absorb is overwhelming the system. we have a congress that failed to close a loophole. they could close the loophole and not close the border. sandra: it sounds like there's room for compromise on the part of president trump. when i hear language from you, rather than talking about a fence or other border measures, john kellly was interviewed by the l...

But we do know from the dhs statistics that a number of women are saying they're being assaulted. a number of people are saying they're being assaulted. the number of children and family units that our customs and border patrol are being asked to absorb is overwhelming the system. we have a congress that failed to close a loophole. they could close the loophole and not close the border. sandra: it sounds like there's room for compromise on the part of president trump. when i hear language from you, rather than talking about a fence or other border measures, john kellly was interviewed by the l...