that has nothing to do with the southern border. well, that s exactly right. and congress on a bipartisan basis has passed some legislation to try to expand treatment for it, but we ve also, and ironically, in the homeland security bill that the president is nowll holding up, there are additional funds to screen for drugs that are coming across the t border. as you say, a lot of the opioid addiction crisis is a totally homegrown crisis, but to the extent we have a problem with drugs coming across the border, they re coming across the ports of entry and we have provided additional funds in the bill that the president has said he will not sign to address that particular issue. and i have to say, lawrence, every day that goes by as you and steve werenc talking, is another day where senate republicans are complicit with the president in this shutdown. and that s why it s important they join senate democrats in passing the bills that are on the senatell calendar right now.
and i have to say, lawrence, every day that goes by as you and steve werenc talking, is another day where senate republicans are complicit with the president in this shutdown. and that s why it s important they join senate democrats in passing the bills that are on the senatell calendar right now. right, one, that would open the homeland security department until february 8th soth we can continue any discussions the president wants to have. one that would re-open eight of the nine closede departments of the federal government. along the same lines that senate republicans have previouslyes ve supported. so they ve got no excuse to be an accomplice with donald trump in the shutdown. senator, what s happening withat republicans? your republican colleagues in the senate. we ve seen lisagu murkowski movi your way today. joining senator collins. so you ve now got at least three republicans. are there more coming? i do believe there are more coming. and, lawrence, that s why this evening
southern border. well, that s exactly right. and congress on a bipartisan basis has passed some legislation to try to expand treatment for it, but we ve also, and ironically, in the homeland security bill that the president is nowll holding up, there are additional funds to screen for drugs that are coming across the t border. as you say, a lot of the opioid addiction crisis is a totally homegrown crisis, but to the extent we have a problem with drugs coming across the border,g they re coming across the ports of entry and we have provided additional funds in the bill that the president has said he will not sign to address that particular issue. and i have to say, lawrence, every day that goes by as you and steve werenc talking, is another day where senate republicans are complicit with the president in this shutdown. and that s why it s important they join senate democrats in passing the bills that are on the senatell calendar right now.