RUSH TRANSCRIPT President Trump ░░░░░░░░ Congress for Shutdown Joining ░░░░░░░░ now is democratic Senator ░░░░░░░░ Casey of the Keystone ░░░░░░░░ of Pennsylvania Thank you ░░░░░░░░ joining us Good to ░░░░░░░░ with you Thank you ░░░░░░░░ want to start on ░░░░░░░░ wall Because this is ░░░░░░░░ to Avoiding another shutdown ░░░░░░░░ You have said that ░░░░░░░░ wall won t Work ░░░░░░░░ should note however that ░░░░░░░░ Have democratic colleagues Including ░░░░░░░░ of this new 17 ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan panel that Will ░░░░░░░░ this including Jon Tester ░░░░░░░░ Montana who said He ░░░░░░░░ be willing to give ░░░░░░░░ for a wall Would ░░░░░░░░ vote for or against ░░░░░░░░ compromise bill that would ░░░░░░░░ money for an actual ░░░░░░░░ barrier on the border ░░░░░░░░ I want to vote ░░░░░░░░ I Think is what ░░░░░░░░ in both Parties want ░░░░░░░░ vote for which Is ░░░░░░░░ border security That has ░░░░░░░░ be the test As ░░░░░░░░ know the comprehensive Immigration ░░░░░░░░ which I hope Could ░░░░░░░░ the direction we move ░░░░░░░░ which is a comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ to a broken system ░░░░░░░░ Simply border security That ░░░░░░░░ spoke directly to Developing ░░░░░░░░ plan that would Involve ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure And technology fencing ░░░░░░░░ technology That is what ░░░░░░░░ experts tell us We ░░░░░░░░ do to really secure ░░░░░░░░ border That has to ░░░░░░░░ I hope the Focus ░░░░░░░░ the negotiators It sounds ░░░░░░░░ if you are Including ░░░░░░░░ a barrier the President ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have to ░░░░░░░░ a concrete wall it ░░░░░░░░ Like you will vote ░░░░░░░░ a bill That has ░░░░░░░░ comprehensive Solution that includes ░░░░░░░░ Physical barrier fencing Included ░░░░░░░░ to what I already ░░░░░░░░ for The president has ░░░░░░░░ on a Wall Whether ░░░░░░░░ wants to deny it ░░░░░░░░ Not he has said ░░░░░░░░ not Just wall but ░░░░░░░░ is talking About a ░░░░░░░░ wall I know he ░░░░░░░░ away from that Lately ░░░░░░░░ says it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to be a wall ░░░░░░░░ he says it doesn ░░░░░░░░ have To be a ░░░░░░░░ wall and it Doesn ░░░░░░░░ have to be from ░░░░░░░░ to Shining sea If ░░░░░░░░ deal comes to you ░░░░░░░░ Includes some money for ░░░░░░░░ Physical barrier a fence ░░░░░░░░ a Wall would you ░░░░░░░░ yes I have already ░░░░░░░░ that Way Fencing is ░░░░░░░░ A wall should not ░░░░░░░░ confused With border security ░░░░░░░░ serious expert would Recommend ░░░░░░░░ wall even the most ░░░░░░░░ supporters of a major ░░░░░░░░ security initiative would Not ░░░░░░░░ the case seriously that ░░░░░░░░ concrete wall would be ░░░░░░░░ Answer We do need ░░░░░░░░ focus on the ports ░░░░░░░░ entry which is where ░░░░░░░░ of The drugs are ░░░░░░░░ in Commissioner and head ░░░░░░░░ border Withdrawal has said ░░░░░░░░ would Hope we can ░░░░░░░░ in that Because in ░░░░░░░░ of sea Containers cargo ░░░░░░░░ vehicles That is where ░░░░░░░░ drugs are Coming in ░░░░░░░░ want to stop drugs ░░░░░░░░ have To spend money ░░░░░░░░ that kind of Infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ point We have had ░░░░░░░░ on air who Made ░░░░░░░░ point I want to ░░░░░░░░ you on another Issue ░░░░░░░░ will come before you ░░░░░░░░ a vote that is ░░░░░░░░ President s nominee to ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Bill Barr ░░░░░░░░ followup answers to the ░░░░░░░░ Judiciary Committee he Said ░░░░░░░░ had not committed to ░░░░░░░░ the full report making ░░░░░░░░ public I wonder if ░░░░░░░░ is a voting Issue ░░░░░░░░ you Will you vote ░░░░░░░░ him Because he hasn ░░░░░░░░ made that Commitment I ░░░░░░░░ t made a final ░░░░░░░░ yet I have got ░░░░░░░░ lot of concerns on ░░░░░░░░ range of issues The ░░░░░░░░ that you mentioned as ░░░░░░░░ of those concerns This ░░░░░░░░ has to be Public ░░░░░░░░ will have to be ░░░░░░░░ Made about intelligence Conclusions ░░░░░░░░ might not be I ░░░░░░░░ glad to hear that ░░░░░░░░ in The last couple ░░░░░░░░ days there is A ░░░░░░░░ effort to make sure ░░░░░░░░ results are made public ░░░░░░░░ is no way you ░░░░░░░░ conduct An investigation of ░░░░░░░░ scope And severity and ░░░░░░░░ it bottled Up It ░░░░░░░░ be something the American ░░░░░░░░ see On another issue ░░░░░░░░ night Democratic presidential Candidate ░░░░░░░░ 2020 one of your ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate Kamala ░░░░░░░░ said she supports Medicare ░░░░░░░░ all including Getting rid ░░░░░░░░ Employee sponsored health Insurance ░░░░░░░░ wonder do you support ░░░░░░░░ for all What we ░░░░░░░░ on health care First ░░░░░░░░ foremost is to protect ░░░░░░░░ Affordable Care Act and ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid In addition to ░░░░░░░░ we need Hearings on ░░░░░░░░ whole range of Issues ░░░░░░░░ people want to have ░░░░░░░░ on Medicare for all ░░░░░░░░ Should explore that We ░░░░░░░░ also explore whether Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ can be used as ░░░░░░░░ option on the exchanges ░░░░░░░░ about Medicare for 55 ░░░░░░░░ There are a lot ░░░░░░░░ ideas What we have ░░░░░░░░ had enough of Is ░░░░░░░░ close examination of any ░░░░░░░░ These new proposals That ░░░░░░░░ what is needed here ░░░░░░░░ need to know a ░░░░░░░░ more before We make ░░░░░░░░ kind of a change ░░░░░░░░ lot of A lot ░░░░░░░░ tweeting about it But ░░░░░░░░ a lot of actual ░░░░░░░░ of the details I ░░░░░░░░ if you are concerned ░░░░░░░░ a bold promise like ░░░░░░░░ From someone who is ░░░░░░░░ a Lot of attention ░░░░░░░░ a possible Democratic candidate ░░░░░░░░ you concerned that the ░░░░░░░░ Is being pulled too ░░░░░░░░ to the Left to ░░░░░░░░ point where it Cannot ░░░░░░░░ a credible Challenge against ░░░░░░░░ Trump in 2020 Jim ░░░░░░░░ remains to be seen ░░░░░░░░ are going to have ░░░░░░░░ lot of Candidates The ░░░░░░░░ the field is so ░░░░░░░░ Open is not simply ░░░░░░░░ folks Want to bring ░░░░░░░░ in 2020 and To ░░░░░░░░ a democratic president But ░░░░░░░░ there is still I ░░░░░░░░ even with a low ░░░░░░░░ rate still a lot ░░░░░░░░ Economic anxiety That is ░░░░░░░░ of the reasons I ░░░░░░░░ people will vote for ░░░░░░░░ The field is wide ░░░░░░░░ We don t have ░░░░░░░░ one name or one ░░░░░░░░ who is going to ░░░░░░░░ in The lead We ░░░░░░░░ to see how these ░░░░░░░░ perform what happens When ░░░░░░░░ are actually on the ░░░░░░░░ trail We are a ░░░░░░░░ way I think from ░░░░░░░░ to a consensus In ░░░░░░░░ of the direction of ░░░░░░░░ Party I think that ░░░░░░░░ to be Seen as ░░░░░░░░ and 2020 move Forward ░░░░░░░░ question As you know ░░░░░░░░ Schultz Possibly throwing his ░░░░░░░░ in the Wing I ░░░░░░░░ in your view would ░░░░░░░░ Make Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ More likely to have ░░░░░░░░ Independent candidate in this ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ just don t know ░░░░░░░░ about The polling or ░░░░░░░░ data I would hope ░░░░░░░░ we can have a ░░░░░░░░ in 2020 which is ░░░░░░░░ Democratic nominee challenging President ░░░░░░░░ I think in that ░░░░░░░░ we can Senator Bob ░░░░░░░░ thanks