Washington (CNN) One of the lead Democratic negotiators of the border security deal said Tuesday that the tentative agreement reached late Monday night after weeks of talks is a "compromise."

"No one got everything they wanted," Rep. Nita Lowey of New York told CNN's Alisyn Camerota on "New Day" Tuesday.

Lowey, as House appropriations chairwoman, was part of a bipartisan, bicameral group that has been negotiating over border security to avert a partial federal government from going into effect at the end of the week.

Lowey confirmed CNN's reporting Monday night that the deal, agreed to in principle, included $1.375 billion for a barrier along some parts of the southern border. The full details of the deal have yet to be publicly released.

"This is not a wall. This is a barrier," she said. "These are fences. I think $1.375 is a good number."

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