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Within texas, everybody within the republican party is onee thing, but o'rourke has some degree of respect for john cornin who is a much more middle of the road republican it's hard to get fired up to do the same thing again against a guy who you think isag okay, despite fat that he's a recognize of the other party.co i think if o'rourke is going to get in this, based on my conversations with people around him, and with folks in texas, it will be in that presidential race. now, there are plenty of people in el paso, plenty of people who followed o'rourke's career who think maybe he's not ready...

Ted cruz, someone who is such a polarizing figure, everybody within texas, everybody within the republican party is onee thing, but o'rourke has some degree of respect for john cornin who is a much more middle of the road republican it's hard to get fired up to do the same thing again against a guy who you think isag okay, despite fac that he's a recognize of the other party.co i think if o'rourke is going to get in this, based on my conversations with people around him, and with folks in texas, it will be in that presidential race. now, there are plenty of people in el paso, plenty of people ...

Something we have in the border, this is something -- the levee wall myself, john cornin and a county judge came up with the idea so it protects against flooding and provides security. there are ways of being innovative. in laredo we have up to nine miles of bulkhead to secure the border, but washington can't dictate the kind of wall or fence. let the locals be involved. if we do, you would be surprised what would happen. >> if the locals want a wall would you support giving them new money for it? lastly, are you supportive of the way speaker pelosi has handled the negotiations? >> absolutely....

One thing that still puzzles me is how come r. kelly's music continues to be played? what's the role of sony and rca and the companies that are in bed with him and have these contractual arrangements with him. even if you can't get a conviction in the courtroom we have seen powerful men lose their jobs, contracts terminated as a result of these allegations. so the question still remains, what about the companies that are supporting r. kelly's music? what are they going to do in light of the documentary? >> on that note, lady gaga tweeted, i stand behind these women. i'm sorry for my poor judgm...

Is on the table and up for discussion. >> reporter: and the senate appropriations chairman said it should not be hard to cut a deal. >> this could be settled in 24 hours or less if we could get together. i think we've got to get together because ultimately, maria, this will all end in some negotiated settlement. the american people want us to work together. >> reporter: but so far it's just been a lot of bickering and blinking with no signs of a deal. dana? >> dana: joining me now tbexas senator john cornin. more important, you're from texas. you have huge border there to your south. i'm curio...