the president has to stop his xenophobic rhetoric, this is a real solution he can pass right now. shannon: it seems like all sides now including places like the new york times, there is a crisis at the border. if we don t get in front of it we are going to continue to deal with this, we can put in end to this once and for all. we have to have the political will to do it. we haven t seen that from our congress, we have to put the resources on the border and invest in that. we have to stop this dangerous talk of abolishing ice and abolishing dhs, we have to recognize there is an issue. shannon: you know if there is a bill put together, there are certain segments that are not going to vote for that. the president of the united states has a big bully pulpit, he can get this bill passed, it was a bipartisan bill, most people in law enforcement supported it.
republican-led senate? majority leader mitch mcconnell says there s been votes on funding support through other means and the hr-1 includes other priorities including ten years of the vice president and president s tax returns. that bill has too much in it for divide government. not going to happen, but why not take the election security parts out or why not if the republica republicans want to at least say they want to advance a separate bill. there s a bipartisan bill put forward. why not? the the parties do not trust each other. each one is trying to get an advantage and they are. at the end of the day you may get some sort of bill so both parties can say we tried to address that.
to respond. we need greater technology and infrastructure. these are conversations when have been having since my arrival in january. but before that the conversations were held in a bipartisan manner. last congress there was a bill put forward that would have directed a tremendous amount of money toward border security. if we are going to make smart decisions about keeping our borders safe. eric: the president s plan does call for that. agents and judges. something i bring which i don t understand. in 2006, democratic leaders supported the secure fence act. that called for 24 miles. the cbp is calling for 55 miles, even less than that. there is that perception that
bipartisan meeting on school safety yesterday at the white house. background checks. a big part of conversation. gun free zones are proven targets of killers. after many years a bill should emerge. respect second amendment. brian: he has some principles he wants us to consider and it looks like toomey, manchin bill is front and center along with the fix knicks bill which is cornyn murphy. senator cornyn of texas being the republican. i get the sense in that room they left and put it to paper we might get something. ainsley: senator toomey is going to join us background checks bill put together. steve: he said some of you people in this room are petrified of the nra. the nra came out with a statement while the meeting made for great tv the gun control proposal discussed would make bad policy that would not keep our children safe. senator toomey will talk about that and so much more with brian in about 10 members u. brian: two minutes after the top of the hour. we are goin looking at.
health. but the national rifle association quickly made clear is opposes raising the age limit on the firearm. he did not mention the age limit on friday when discussing gun policy on three separate occasions. instead emphasizing a plan to allow teachers to carry concealed firearms. then this last night on fox. i think we re going to have a great bill put forward very soon. having to do with background checks and perhaps we ll do something you know, on age because it doesn t seem to make sense that you have to wait till you re 21 years old to get a pistol but to get a gun like this maniac used in the school you get that at 18. he came back to the age proposal last night after dropping it on friday after the nra said that s not something we re open to doing. the question is, and the president also tweeted that