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get that going quickly. secondly, is there guidance from the white house about what kinds of vendors can build the wall, especially can international vendors build walls? >> i think that process is working through, as the president has talked about before. we're trying to move ahead with existing funds dhs has. then we'll continue to create a timeline to ask congress for that funding. we're not -- we're working with congress on that. and then, you know, i don't think it will be any surprise that the president will favor american workers and american companies when it comes to an american p...

Simply objecting to it. that was never the plan. it we minds me of calhoun's theory of the tyranny of the majority in his defense of slavery. this is outrageous. the focus ought to be on the senate before your listeners start thinking you say that now before republicans are in control. i was public about this in 2012 when the democrats were in control. even though they may pay things that i may not like that's the way it should happen and not having 40 members of the legislation blocking things that go through the house. we sent them a bill that funds dhs. have that debate first. they weren't ...

And college sophomore, how does this boy deal with classmates twice his age. good day, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." 1:00 here in the east. 10:00 a.m. out west. the department of homeland security is open today but the fight to keep it open is far from over. president obama signed a bill late last night that funds dhs for the next seven days after congress approved that measure 357-60 just hours before the department would have shut down. here's what house minority leader nancy pelosi said after that vote. >> we certainly want to protect the american people every minute of ...

Make sure they can get enough republican votes to pass this. they need republican votes because democrats want to see a bill passed that funds dhs for the entire year. so democrats are not behind this three-week funding effort. so sounds a little complicated but the bottom line is in about an hour or so, around 4::00, 4:15 we should see this vote on the funding bill that would keep the department of homeland security open for just three more weeks. >> democrats don't necessarily support the just three-week part of this bill. but yet, republicans do have a large majority. did republicans make s...

Reversal of the president's order on immigration. here now abc's karen travers in washington. >> reporter: it's getting down to crunch time. funding for the department of homeland security set to expire at the end of this week unless congress approves its budget. jeh johnson enlisted two of his predecessors who served under a republican president to discuss how high the stakes are. >> these are soldiers. they wear a different uniform but the goal and objective is the same, keep america as secure as possible. >> as the legislative branch starts to play a game of chicken with the president. >> t...