CNN host Ana Cabrera pushed back Sunday night on Rep. Matt Gaetz Matthew (Matt) GaetzFlorida attorney general scrutinizing Bloomberg paying fines for felons to vote Lara Trump campaigns with far-right activist candidate Laura Loomer in Florida House to vote on removing cannabis from list of controlled substances MORE's (R-Fla.) assertion that Democrats are voting against any and all border security measures, saying “that’s not true.”

Gaetz appeared on CNN to discuss the ongoing parts government shutdown, which is due primarily to disagreements over funding for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Gaetz claimed that Democrats keep voting against electronic verification measures and ending chain migration, to which Cabrera objecting, referring to a previous offer for border funding in exchange for a deal on members of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

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“I’ve been around here long enough to remember in February when the Democrats came forward and said we will give you $25 billion for border security in exchange for a pathway to citizenship for DACA.”

Gaetz, an outspoken supporter of President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE, said Republicans do not want to make a trade off.

“I don’t think we’re ready to have a massive amnesty deal for border security because a lot of conservatives are concerned that it’s like ‘amnesty now and hopefully border security later,’” he said.

Democrats and Republicans are currently at a crossroads over a border wall. Trump has demanded more than $5 billion in funding be included in an end-of-year spending bill, but the measure failed in the Senate, bringing parts of the government to a halt as their funding expired on Saturday.