We have a legitimate request that has been made to the Department of Justice and the FBI, and we have them saying that they will not comply, so we have two branches that are at odds. Last time I checked, the laws are on our side.

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The compromise bill is not ready for prime time, there are things that were supposed to be in the compromise bill that are not in the compromise bill that we had all agreed to.

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We would vote for the modified Goodlatte bill, and we would prefer that because we think it has a better chance of getting a higher vote count.

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What House Freedom Caucus does House Freedom Caucus deals with this issue Fox Friends're having at the border with separation of children from their parents, house Freedom Caucus also deals with some of the asylum issues at the border, but House Freedom Caucus also takes out some of the more controversial issues like Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the wall, [ Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ], and House Freedom Caucus keeps House Freedom Caucus very narrow.

The President's agenda of cracking down on illegal immigration is critical, and yet many of us, including The President, agree : there is a better way to solve the complications of illegal immigration proceedings than separating children from their parents at the border, we need to better enforce our immigration laws, but we can do so while keeping parents and children together.

I think [President Trump] understands what’s in the bill and not in the bill, we’re f---ed if that’s the case.

House Freedom Caucus is not accurate. by Mark Meadows

House Freedom Caucus is not accurate.

There's a few things that we're going to try to modify and make s... by Mark Meadows

There's a few things that we're going to try to modify and make sure we get right.

It's all about compelling DOJ to turn over documents so we could do proper oversight. If they have nothing to hide, turn over the documents.

While the work of the independent counsel is indeed important, it's just as important that we properly take into account the hardworking American taxpayers' dollars and where they go.

Still working Freedom Caucus, there were more meetings before we fly out. Freedom Caucus's proceeding well, but nothing definite.

There are no barnacles on the speaker’s boat, he will be speaker... by Mark Meadows

There are no barnacles on the speaker’s boat, he will be speaker until November.

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There are not enough votes to pass the farm bill. by Mark Meadows

There are not enough votes to pass the farm bill.

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It's not a fatal blow, it's just a reorganize. by Mark Meadows

It's not a fatal blow, it's just a reorganize.

I'm not optimistic that the Department of Justice will voluntarily comply with the two outstanding subpoenas that are there.

At this point there is no deal to be made, for us, immigration and farm bill go together. ... Freedom Caucus was very supportive of continuing conversations with leadership, but at this point there aren't enough votes for the farm bill.

It may seem like a lost cause, but the history of the country is filled with seemingly lost causes that now seem like self-evident truths.

Certainly for( President Trump) to weigh-in is appropriate. by Mark Meadows

Certainly for( President Trump) to weigh-in is appropriate.

But I don’t know that I can read 2,000 pages that’s rather Byzant... by Mark Meadows

But I don’t know that I can read 2,000 pages that’s rather Byzantine.

I'm not in favor of those numbers, because it grows the size of government by 13 percent, but those numbers have been agreed to.

It's just moving those around to make sure that The Democrats and House Republicans are happy with The Democrats, i do think that, by Friday, there will be a deal there.