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>> let me ask you this. the conditions you describe sound just monstrous. >> yeah. >> how many children are there and how long were they there and where were the adults? >> yeah. so this is one of the things that shocked us right away. we did not even have this border patrol facility on our radar when we were planning our trip, this inspection, but we had heard the week before we left that there were children that were in recent weeks being moved to this facility, so we showed up there not sure how many children were going to be in this facility with maximum capacity of 104. there were over 35...

But already today under pressure, the government has now moved more than 300 children out of one station in clint, texas. and nevertheless, broader questions remain. why do these conditions and situations keep happening over and over? who is in charge? where is the accountability? are there other facilities we don't even know about with similar or worse conditions? but the president and the vice president were forced to defend and address those conditions and turned to blaming democrats. >> well, we're doing a fantastic job under the circumstances. the democrats aren't even approving giving us...

America. and i do think a secure border is in the best interest. look, i travel down to central america. i saw the conditions on the ground there. i get that there are problems. but there are much better ways of dealing with this. >> sure. >> than what has grown up over the past five years. that was prior to president trump taking office. i also understand the intense hatred for this administration, but you know what? he's going to be your president for another four years after this. >> well, whether that's true or not, my focus is more on children with lice crawling through their head in a u....

>> and those facilities, yes, they are -- are they strained? you bet. chief garza was when i was down there last time said, i've got men i have to take off off the line to go to walmart and buy pampers. >> congressman -- >> wait, wait, wait -- >> wait a second. >> what congress needs to do is appropriate the money to orr. >> we are going to talk about that. >> so they can take the children in a timely fashion. >> i want to return to the question. this is obviously something you've devoted time and resources to. close to your heart and you've visited these facilities. you and i agree the condit...

Hyperbole. i know that the hatred for this president is so intense people are liable to say anything. i got to go look for myself and see for myself. >> let me ask you this. one of the things you say mr. garza says they're overwhelmed and the folks who work for cbp in mcallen are overwhelmed. there are thousands of these children who do not need to be detained, spending $700, $800 a night, taxing the customs and border protection and thousands of family members don't need to be detained. >> are we under any obligation after those children are taken into an hhs facility to an orr facility, are ...