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So this really boils down to are we going to govern in this shutdown by purpose or by circus? when we govern by purpose, we believe that government should be open and helping people, whether it's at the fda or getting people the irs tax refunds they deserve or making sure our border patrol agents are able to stand guard, not worry about financial distress. and when we govern by purpose, we govern based on facts. the facts that the real undocumented issue here is the overstaying of visas, not people coming across the border. when we govern by circus we get theater and we get a ground truth that...

Lawrence, this shutdown is risking my son's life. that's an e-mail subject line that i saw today from a mother in fremont, california talking about the fda not being able to work on her son's therapy. so this really boils down to are we going to govern in this shutdown by purpose or by circus? when we govern by purpose, we believe that government should be open and helping people, whether it's at the fda or getting people the irs tax refunds they deserve or making sure our border patrol agents are able to stand guard, not worry about financial distress. and when we govern by purpose, we govern...

Just passed in the house. i think you have you have to isolate what the problem is and not have this equivalence here, where we are treated the same way as the president. the momentum is with the people who want to fund border security, not have border theater. >> harris: can i ask you to tell me whether or not you really think democrats will get on board after you pass all those other bills? because now we see the schedule that has come out. it's potential you could get some of those appropriations. but the question has always been, will you really fight it out and come up with something that...

We thank you for watching "morning joe" this morning. we'll see you tomorrow. right now, stay tuned, stephanie ruhle continues with the news. >> thanks so much, joe. hi there, i'm stephanie ruhle. very excited to be back with you this morning. there are certainly a lot to cover. starting with walled off. the president negotiating with himself. going from a concrete wall to a steel barrier. from mexico paying for it to the u.s. taxpayer. the democrats are standing firm with their priority to reopen the u.s. government. >> this president does not want border security, he wants border theater. >>...

And fixing any kind of damage that was done during this time. >> erin kidwell, thank you so much for sharing your story, your perspective, your experience. we hope you get your paychecks soon and are able to get back to work. thank you again. >> thank you. joining us now, democratic congressman eric swalwell. he serves on both the house judiciary and intelligence committees. congressman, thank you for being with us. >> thanks for having me back. >> i want to ask you about the democrats and the president disagreeing on just how badly or what type of border security is needed. both sides do su...