to have a secure border. we'll get them the school they need, but right now we have a national emergency on our hands. >> is a border wall versus schooling going to be a viable argument for the president and his supporters to be making? >> i don't believe it will be. when you look at what the military construction budget funds it funds military housing, military family housing, military schools, military healthcare, vital infrastructure. we're building the f-35 jets. where are we going to park these things? a shed? we have to build hangers and infrastructure that supports the force. this will undermine military readiness and preparedness. this is a bad choice because you're going to see some very -- the state of alaska, nearly $1 billion in military construction funds has been allocated there over the past couple of years. i can't imagine the republican senators and house members in alaska are going to take this