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Something that we don't want to see. >> today you said that you received a commitment from the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell that there will be a vote in january on daca, that is the d.r.e.a.m.ers, the kids that were brought to this country illegally when they were children through no fault of their own and a path to some sort of legal status for them. president trump seems to have a long wish list of demands to make on a deal on the d.r.e.a.m.ers, he's called for border wall funding, a crackdown on unaccompanied minors entering the u.s. as part of the agreement. does the president in...

>> funding a border wall and finding solutions is a big issue in the country. and what if there is something to take care of that. that senator from arizona, and there's a way to pay for the wall and get these funds utilized? >> and something will allow those kids who were brought here as children will be able to stay in over a 10-year period they would be in a probationary stage in which they can obtain a green card. that's similar of other provisions that are been there before. we also added a border security elements. and we thought the best thing to

Remember we have to get 60 votes in the senate. we can't do this as part of reconciliation. when the president talked to chuck schumer and nancy pelosi obviously we're going to need to bring the democrats in, in the senate at least. they showed willingness to do border security elements. i hope that what we've introduced is the best way to get there. >> brian: i know you and the president have had friction in the past and i know you weren't a big fan of his ass a nominee. you seem to vote with the president on just about everything. >> yeah on regulatory issues on judges on tax policy, on heal...

In some areas of arizona the terrain is so steep that you really can't put anything there except for sensors or do surveillance. it depends on where you are on the border and i think the president knows that. >> and other senators are thinking about doing that also in texas. so you guys are going to merge something and put it together and maybe something we will see in november? >> i think the best thing would to do this with a spending bill. this has to be done six months from when the president made this announcement. in late february or early march, i don't think anybody will be close to th...

Speaker paul ryan very, very soon. hopefully more information there. let's bring in republican senator from louisiana, bill cassidy. great to see you. i will talk health care in a second. but do you have an understanding of what the president agreed to when it comes to daca recipients? >> i don't because his tweet go counter to other statements that have been made, but clearly he is trying to link daca with border security and maybe a wall and maybe not a wall. you always had a sense that was the pathway he was going to, but where he is right now, i'm not sure. >> do you support a daca deal th...