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Questions? sue us. >> we asked for a list of questions. who advised them, what the -- did they consider certain things and so forth. i don't expect answers. they won't give us answers. i'm sure we will pass a resolution in the house. pursuant to the emergency statutes. that mandates under the emergency statute the senate consider the emergency disapproval within 15 days. without any ability to filibuster. i anticipate a majority vote in both houses to disapprove the resolution. >> you think there are enough republicans to go against this president? something they have never done before. >> i t...

Emergency statute, federal statute, congress can take certain steps to try to undo what the president is trying to undertake. if they fail, that doesn't mean the president gets to do what he's doing. there are constitutional constraints on the president as well. the president is not above the law. andbo simply because congress, republicans in the senate may try toan block this effort to sp the t president from doing something illegalpr doesn't mea that we're all hopelessly in despair, unable to enforce our constitutionalnf protections. >> california attorney general xavier becerra, i have no d...

Think of the judiciary form, two supreme court justices and almost 100 federal judges on the bench. this president delivered what he said he would. >> if he gets immigration, bipartisan deal as well, despite the attacks from the left, tax cuts, supreme court as you said, immigration deal, that would be pretty big to bring to the voters. >> it would be huge. and look, this is the signature issue of this president which is building the wall on the southern border. he has to get it done, will get it done. but you have to have the democrats come to the table. and if not, i know this is not a popul...

Do you feel there's a national emergency, a crisis? >> i think the president's position as to whether or not this is necessary to trigger the emergency statute would have more credibility if, in fact, he's moved troops into the region. and i'm talking about armed forces, not national guard that have been nationalized. but troops because we have a very serious national security threat that. hasn't happened yet. and that does undercut the president's argument that there, in fact, a natural -- an emergency which requires the spending of funds that have not been specifically appropriated for a fen...