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That he and i imagine many much his republican colleagues want him to hit on while he is on the campaign trail. square that with what we saw from him today. this threat that we've seen before about shutting down the government, if he doesn't get the money that he wants to better fortify the u.s./mexico border. how does that square with what the party wants the president to be talking about as we approach november? >> well, it doesn't square. this threat is not entirely new. president trump has issued similar threats throughout his presidency to shut down the government over the border funding....

And something we're working on on a bipartisan level. so i expect each of these bills to change, each of these bills to get stronger. i just believe that through this process the bill that will and i are working on together has the best opportunity of getting support from the president and becoming law. >> obviously that would be a good tactic is to go to the president and know what he will support. that would be an efficacy move. of course i understand that th white house has been slow on wanting to give that kind of assurance to people in congress about what the president is okay with and no...

Of republicans want to get a deal done on this issue. they have americans on their side. it's up to republicans to cut a deal. >> so they didn't want to kick the can of this legislation, and that's why they wanted to proposal to be inclusive, keeping the government running, keeping the funded going and at the same time addressing immigration. so if it means keeping the government running until february 8 and then promise on delivering immigration before the march deadline, will democrats come to the table on that, dave? >> i think you might be able to peel off some democrats. there's other iss...

It's disgraceful we're not allowing our domestic divisions to make long term planning. so the lights will stay on, and that's good, but we have to duty to govern and pass a budget. >> it's also disgraceful we don't have the -- the daca people in the united states don't have certainty about their status in this country. >> absolutely. >> you both raise important points that go beyond a short term funding solution or tweets that self-detonate in hours. senator welch, thank you for joining us, jamal sim mons, thank you. "the beat" will be right back. ♪

Remains open while bipartisan discussions continue with our colleagues in congress and the white house on a long-term funding solution. meantime, it's important to recognize that this bill doesn't have any contentious provisions. >> of course, sometimes controversial items are attached to pieces of legislation. the majority leader signalling that won't be the case with a government funding extension. >> shepard: mike, gop leaders are working to pass their tax bill. how is that progress? >> action on the senate floor this hour. 51-47 vote to go to conference with the house to work out differenc...