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Border safe, all of that is fine. >> well, you have to see what you're talking about here. does it contribute in a smart way to our security. certain physical barriers can make sense along the border, and in a lot of places you already have that. >> i have a solution. there is no question that president trump has the authority to declare a national emergency. the controlling case is youngstown sheet and tube v. sawyer. 343 u.s. 579. the critical operational issue is that only money already authorized and appropriated by congress can be spent. the only serious source of funds are in the militar...

Watched the interview with congressman higgins, and he said, i got the commitment to be flipping the construction bill, and hey, that is on the priority list and out there, and the medicare bill of letting people buy in at age 50 is sure an idea that she said, yeah, you can work on that and we will get the support, and no real commitment there, and if the votes are not there, and she made no such commitment and he didn't get that by flip, and so i don't understand why he signed that letter monday. >> and it seemed a personal grievance, and he apologized for, and he was unwilling to talk about ...

>> what are the areas of compromise you think the dmitri carats will be willing to work with the republicans on regarding the budget? >> well, what's really key is senator mikulski who's the tom dem and i have been working very closely together. remember, the reason the democrats couldn't vote for the continuing resolution, it reaffirmed the sequester, which means a major cut. it only updated defense and the military construction bill to reality. and the other ten bills were left from two years ago. so if barbara mikulski works with me and the senator and we work across the aisle, i think we h...

"starting point" begins right now. ♪ >> there they are, that's carey allen lee and the new creative collective is the new band playing this morning. they'll provide the playlist coming to you live from the ruby slipper cafe in the heart of downtown new orleans. i guess i should mention first the food it's in front of us. lots on the menu, some of the specialties though, you can take a look include this -- this is the main thing, a barbecued shrimp. >> just shrimp and grits. >> she says this is the dish that's their specialty, i'm told. and this is bananas foster french toast and ov...

By taxing -- >> the republicans offered an alternative. they said let's do the $40 billion construction bill. not making any claims about immediate job creation but let's pay for it by taking $40 billion of unspent money from other things and applying it to this so we don't need to raise taxes in order to do this. democrats voted it down. look, this is all about politics. interested in the hill yesterday, democratic operatives are quick to note they never acted the stimulus bill, this is all about politics. now, let's step back even further. if you're worried about highway construction, and wa...