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That don't agree. we might note that the third was a george w. bush appointee, as a republican president. not partisan. what he is saying is, look, you have 90 days to tell me this is specifics with regard to criminality. jeff sessions and the department of justice in the past, even recently, have said this has to do with the issue of national security and protecting and securing our borders. what we are talking about, 690,000 individuals approximately who are already within our borders. who we know we don't have the means on the finances to deport, if you will, and to constantly say, oh, cong...

>> reporter: three judges don't agree and we might note the third was a george w. bush appointee and that is a republican president so this is not partisan. he is saying you have 90 days to tell me with regard to criminality, jeff sessions and the department of justice in the past and even recently has said this has to do with the issue of national security and protecting and securing the border. we are talking about 690,000 individuals who are within our borders who we know we don't have the means or finances to deport. to constantly say congresses and passing it, of course they haven't passe...

I don't know why we have to spend that kind of money. there's other examples. if you had a line-item veto, the president would get a spending bill, he can sign the bill but in the process of doing that, veto individual line item appropriations within that bill. then what would happen is, if you vetoed a number of line items, that would go back to the congress. congress would have the ability to override the president with 2/3s vote like a normal veto. but it would provide a backstop against the excessive spending. right now all the incentives are to continue to spend a line-item veto that real...

Different category than military spending. now, i don't -- i would love to see some of that military spending go for all kinds of things that i think are domestic and security priorities like education and transportation. but i don't get to just move that stuff around. you have to get agreement from congress. you can't move money from one committee and one segment of the budget to another committee and segment of the budget. there is sometimes the ability to move things around within line items and within a department's budget. it's called transfer authority. but that is -- that does not apply...

These sort of political line items that it's getting compared with? you know, isn't there a sense that no matter where you are in the political spectrum, we can agree that this deserves serious and thoughtful debate by congressional leaders? >> i think it does deserve thoughtful and serious debate by congressional leaders. it's not the first time that a package has been used to carry nonappropriation things. this has been used by republicans and democrats and majorities that are split. the political reality is when you have any piece of legislation that is must-pass, must be done, a debt ceili...