my next guest, republican congressman will heard of texas. he toured a facility last night and is joining us now live. congressman, thank you for being here with us. first, what is your impression of this center that you had a chance to look at? well, we went there last night about 9 ooflt 30. it s in my district. to me, it makes it very clear that in the home of the free and land of the brave, we should not be using kids as a deterrent policy. this is something i think is actually unacceptable, and is something that as americans we shouldn t be doing. this really isn t a republican or democratic issue. this is an issue about how should you treat children. and that s something that i saw last night. and that s why i think a lot of people are outraged for one, and also baffled why the president, who he says hates
jeff flake and susan collins have fired off a letter demandingens as. they want to know how many churn vsh separated from their parents, how long the separations will last and what policy justifies it. the president seemed to acknowledge the policy as a a negotiating tool. families can fix it by working with republicans on new legislation. so we re also hearing from other republicans. congressman will hurt of texas touring a detention in his district overnight. to me it makes it very clear that in the home thee and the land of the brave we should not be using kids as a deterrent policy. this is something i think is actually unacceptable and it s