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Welcome the shift. >> i'm for a wall that makes sense. a 200 mile wall doesn't make a lot of sense. >> the administration continuing to insist that ultimately mexico will foot the bill for the wall. >> why has there been a discussion about shutting down the government over paying for the wall. isn't mexico supposed to pay for the wall. >> i think, jim, the president made clear initially we need toting the funding going. there will be several mechanisms to make sure that happens. >> the president is trying to deliver on one of his key campaign promises, proposing to slash corporate tax rate fro...

One over wall funding and would accept money for border security instead, according to a senior administration official. while the path forward remains uncertain, lawmakers on both sides seem confident a deal will get done. >> i'm for a wall where it makes sense, but a 2,200-mile wall doesn't make a whole lot of sense. there's not a big appetite for that. >> reporter: the spending fight comes as the president looks to make progress ahead of his 100-day mark in office with the status of health care reform still up in the air. the president is preparing to unveil details of his tax reform propos...

Nated with his base. but right now he's tanking, and he's got to do something for the american people. and i think building a wall doesn't help our society, doesn't help our country move forward. in fact, it divides us with the rest of the continent, the rest of the hem spear. i would rather see him invest in education, health care, et cetera. >> thank you very much for your perspective. >> thank you so much, alison. thank you. >> all right. so a big question. the house intel chair, should he recuse himself? because of this firestorm over the briefs of the president before talking to his own c...

Paying for the wall doesn't want to contribute to the deficit. so mitch mcconnell has estimated it will cost about $12 billion, $15 billion to build the wall. m.i.t. has said it's going to cost closer to $40 billion. that's real money. when we start talking about zeroing out funding for the violence against women act or cutting snap food stamps or medicaid, i'm concerned about the cost of this as well. >> anyone who has had a contract to do work on their hope knows it adds up. here is the budget director talking about the price per mile. >> the president wants a little money to start the wall....

Mexico to pay for it? >> i'm in favor of border security. there are some places along the border where that's probably not the best way to secure the border. >> do you believe that mexico will pay for it? >> ah, no. >> it's a punch line. that brings us to our next guest, wisconsin democratic congresswoman gwen moore. she's introduced legislation that would bar tax money for paying for the wall. >> i certainly agree with mitch mcconnell that mexico has indicated very stridently they won't pay for the wall and my taxpayers don't want to pay for the wall either. even those folks interested in pay...