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Which is what kasie was talking about. they can do that sort of thing. how is that being calculated in the white house right now? >> one fight at a time. so if the president goes forward with a national emergency declaration using that unilateral power, he can try to quiet conservative voices and should that kind of response come from congress, that becomes a new battle for another day instead of a long-term policy approach from this which is what the appropriations process that braug th brought thus bill in the first place was intended to. do you heard leader hoyer say not everybody get what ...

Bill very narrowly focused on the actual dhs appropriations part of it. it didn't have nearly as many -- i won't say none -- of the usual additions, goodies, riders, things that members like to tack on to big bills like this because they know it's a must-pass sort of thing. that stayed out of this bill. democrats have said they're going to try to find other avenues to make those people whole in the future. >> kelly, we heard that was a sticking point. i'm still not clear for whom it was a sticking point. was that something -- we heard one of the senators say that the president had an issue wit...

We deserve back pay just like government employees do. >> ms. lila, i my you do. i think people like you, over the years we have farmed out your work which used to be paid for by taxpayers directly to private companies and we need to think of you as people who help the federal government go on because the cleaning that you do is the stuff that is required. you and your colleagues who are security guards and work to make a living. so we'll stay in touch and i hope you get caught up on your bills very soon. >> thank you very much for having me. nice talking to you. >> lila johnson, a cleaning se...