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Shutdown. i also don't understand why we're not having real conversations about funding our border security. you know, we have to do both. we don't want the government shut down. we expect our government to work. and number two is we expect our border to be secure. so i don't know why we can't do this together. i did an op-ed piece about this, it seems to be on the democrat side a lot of hatred for the president and everybody's got to come together here and on top of that we have to take care of the daca kids. we can do all these things. i went to do d.c. to get something done. >> there's a bi...

Resolution to allow the president to come up, but so far the only thing that stands at this point is her letter to the president requesting that he either postpone the state of the union or subject it in writing, shep. >> shepard: anything today on the shut down, john? >> they keep pushing democrats and republicans in the senate to get on this bill that mitch mcconnell said -- and you pointed out -- he was going to bring to the floor, which includes the president's new plan to fund border security, including $5.7 billion for a wall, three years of additional protection for so-called daca recip...

Soon as possible, 24/7. i believe it's been disgraceful to see, you know, our coast guard literally on soup lines and going to soup kitchens just to get food. i think it's disgraceful to see that our corrections officers, federal corrections officers -- maria: well, i think everybody feels that way. >> well, if we all feel this way, i mean, if we really do feel this way, this is not just some amorphous, philosophical issue, these are real people that can't pay real bills, then we've got to get this done. that doesn't mean -- maria: have you spoken with speaker moses about this. >> small amou...

Maria: welcome back. house speaker nancy pelosi appearing to take some retribution against fellow democratic new york congresswoman kathleen rice, blocking her bid to land a seat on the house judiciary committee after rice opposed the speaker's effort to regain the speakership. joining me now is new jersey democratic congress bank jeff van -- congressman jeff van drew. thanks so much for joining us. >> oh, it's great to be with you. thanks for having me. maria: so the blue dog coalition, i wonder the strength of the coalition today. do you feel that there is a wing of the democratic party th...

We have drones. we have sensors. we should be using all of it, ya. maria: absolutely. >> so why do we have to close six other departments, and let's get in regular order, let's get in a room, let's all agree on border security, a package that'll truly keep us safe, and let's reopen the government. maria: i think you make a lot of good points because there are areas of the country where we don't need a wall probably like near the rio grande where there's this open space. if a migrant, if an illegal immigrant comes and tries to hide in that area, he'll probably or she'll probably be found pretty...