Peter King: ‘I Strongly Support Funding the Border Wall but I Don’t Believe We Should Shut the Government down’

WELKER Okay Congressman the ░░░░░░░░ says he s willing ░░░░░░░░ shut down the government ░░░░░░░░ funding for his border ░░░░░░░░ Would you back that ░░░░░░░░ you agree to shut ░░░░░░░░ the government KING I ░░░░░░░░ support funding the border ░░░░░░░░ but I don t ░░░░░░░░ we should shut the ░░░░░░░░ down I ve opposed ░░░░░░░░ in the past when ░░░░░░░░ was done by Republicans ░░░░░░░░ We have the obligation ░░░░░░░░ keep the government going ░░░░░░░░ also politically this would ░░░░░░░░ into the hands of ░░░░░░░░ Democrats We have no ░░░░░░░░ getting it through the ░░░░░░░░ as far as funding ░░░░░░░░ wall We ve already ░░░░░░░░ that When it comes ░░░░░░░░ the Senate the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ block that And if ░░░░░░░░ block it it s ░░░░░░░░ advantage because we ll ░░░░░░░░ blamed for shutting down ░░░░░░░░ government The wall won ░░░░░░░░ be built the wall ░░░░░░░░ t be funded and ░░░░░░░░ ll get the blame ░░░░░░░░ it Try to find ░░░░░░░░ compromise try to find ░░░░░░░░ other leverage but shutting ░░░░░░░░ the government to me ░░░░░░░░ always counterproductive and works ░░░░░░░░ the parties in power ░░░░░░░░ the party responsible for ░░░░░░░░ and also to me ░░░░░░░░ shows an inability for ░░░░░░░░ to get the job ░░░░░░░░ Our job is to ░░░░░░░░ the government open and ░░░░░░░░ under the best circumstances ░░░░░░░░ can WELKER Congressman it ░░░░░░░░ always great to talk ░░░░░░░░ you I appreciate that ░░░░░░░░ made time on this ░░░░░░░░ after Thanksgiving Hopefully we ░░░░░░░░ you enough time for ░░░░░░░░ Black Friday shopping We ░░░░░░░░ it KING Enjoy the ░░░░░░░░ while we re freezing ░░░░░░░░ death up here That ░░░░░░░░ okay WELKER We ll ░░░░░░░░ some your way KING ░░░░░░░░ you.”