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Too much. >> you are saying the asylum seekers should seek asylum in mexico and not the united states. >> i think we should seek their safety. i think we can't solve the problems of the entire globe and we have to work together, and it makes sense for the united states of america. >> yes or no, do you support the changes this week for asylum seekers? >> am focused on getting a piece of legislation done that addresses this very issue. >> i don'tand why you don't think that's a relevant question to answer. >> i think that there are many different asylum seekersnd a pathway to seek asylum which i...

Know that democratic votes will be required to pass the budget bill and keep the government open before the end of the week. why not use that lenverage? what do your democratic colleagues say to the case why shouldn't the democrats insist that this kind of protection, this kind of prevention as you described it be inserted into the bill in order to get the democratic votes it needs to pass? >> we explored every option to find a way to move forward with the special counsel bill. at this point, i think moving forward in the senate with it legislatively not through the omnibus is the only path op...

Responsibility for what i knew about. i exercised my due diligence. i've given amazing leadership to this agency. of course i won't resign. >> bret: there are calls now, including the florida house speaker, for the broward county sheriff to resign. what about this, steve? >> he has not given amazing leadership. he's been pretty much the opposite of what you would expect of a leader in a time of crisis. there were failures again and again, not just in the last few minutes, not just in the heat of the moment, but going back months. i think his department is responsible for them. one of the reaso...

You either choose the d.r.e.a.m.ers or you choose the chip hits. no, we support all of that. america can take care of all of its children. >> a little bit of washington speak there, but chip is the children's health program which is a bipartisan program that has deep bipartisan support, and the republicans did put up money for that for six years, i believe? the resolution funded that program which in some states are are out of money. the republicans put that in the original bill saying, here, democrats, vote for this because here's what you've been asking for, the chip, the children's health i...

Governor rosoyo, and his people have been very impressive as it the work of the first responders, the fema workers and others on the ground, but they have lacked the resources that are needed. and the latest tax measure actually treats puerto rico as if it were a foreign country. the facts on the ground are half the island is without electricity. and a lot of the island lack potable drinking water. the schools are are stistill sh. the roads, some of them, are impassable, and they are on the brink of failure. that's why we've seen massive immigration unprecedented in recent years. >> what can b...