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The last few weeks. they brought this about because they are under a lot of pressure. we all know this. from their far left and feel compelled to disagree with the president on almost anything and certainly this. jon: so he's saying a few months ago democrats were willing to agree five times the amount of money that they are talking about spending now, is he right? >> yes, there was a proposal on the table more than a year ago i think now where it was 25 billion in exchange for i think legalization of the dreamers to reopen the government back when they were unable to get a deal that was wrapp...

That democrats approved with a gang of eight a few years ago, if you're going to talk about a much larger solution, the larger solution should also include our dreamers, should also include our visa system that's been broken. there are a lot of other aspects that need to be resolved. >> you do think on this the president is wrong? >> i believe that if you're talking about a one-year extension or even a short-term extension, he's well within his right to request the immediate funding for this year. >> which isn't $5 billion. >> which is $1.6 billion. >> but it's not $5 billion. that's what he's...

Money and jobs that he claims america is getting which is provably false and the other is a bulwark against iran/terrorism. we have known that saudi arabia's had a hand in terrorism for decades. we continue to do business for them because it suited american interests to do so and in this particular case it does seem that the president's got the head in the sand about saudi arabia. >> well, he does and that's because he's decided that iran is the end all be all threat in the world. i mean, let's be frank. 15 of the 17 hijackers on 9/11 were saudi citizens who came to the united states legally u...

House would sign something. that way we know we are not wasting our time and we are working on a product that can result in the protections that dreamers need in securing a future for them and getting them into the legal immigration system. and then of course addressing a number of other priorities like border security and reforming the visa system, which is important to the white house and i think to a lot of americans as well. >> i want to go back. why didn't you, to keep the pressure on, actually get your 218, and then be willing to table it but have it written down. have it there so you te...

Worry about the being the victim of a mass shooting and not making it home. there are comprehensive pieces of legislation that we can consider in congress. comprehensive background checks has the support of democrats and republicans -- >> true. everybody agreed on isa system that doesn't work. why won't they fix that problem? but everybody agreed, including responsible gun owners, they want people to have background checks. that system isn't working well enough. we'll see if they fix it. let me ask you about something else while i have you. the special counsel. we have reporting that says that...