"If Congress can't do it, I would say the president absolutely has the duty and the constitutional authority to do it." Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry said he believes President Trump has the authority to declare a national emergency in response to the issue at the U.S.-Mexico border, adding he believes congress has been "ineffective" in addressing the matter. https://fxn.ws/2TQmNPo | Fox Business

"We want to fund the military. But you can't ask the American people to fund another 13% increase on Washington's spending. That's not draining the swamp. That's bankrupting the country. The minority party Senate, about a week and a half ago, held the country hostage and our military funding hostage for illegal immigrants. Now, they're holding our military hostage to bankrupt the country." — Rep. Scott Perry http://fxn.ws/2EoZtE6 | Fox Business