we would like to address it with solutions rather than spend our time in the homeland security committee which should be involved in negotiations related to the border policy that secretary mayorkas himself are doing. we should be in those discussions trying to figure out a way to solve the issue. the republicans want to use it as a political -- they don't want to solve the problems. they're operating in bad faith. everything they do is purely political. it's not to try to solve the real issues facing the american people. >> finally, congressman, viewers may remember, many of us remember, how much you joined us before you took this post. curious how it's going for you and how do you compare being on msnbc talking about government to being in government on msnbc talking about government? >> well, it's been a very