Congress has one main lever they can pull on and that is the purse strings. Congress controls the budget. The US Congress should not be doing anything right now until the border is secure. The President has all the power that he needs right now to shut down and to secure the border. And I would, would not give him one penny until he does that. It's the only leverage that Congress has. (01:30–01:36)
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Claims the President has sufficient authority to secure the U.S. border.
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