(Radio Iowa) — Members of Iowa’s congressional delegation say it’s time to end the partial government shut-down, but their responses to President Trump’s Oval Office address vary, based on their political affiliation.

According to Republican Senator Joni Ernst, Democrats in congress — in her words — “are playing games with the safety and security of each and every town in America.” Ernst says a wall will not only protect the southern border, but prevent human trafficking and the transport of illegal weapons and drugs.

Iowa Congressman Dave Loebsack, a Democrat from Iowa City, says the president seems obsessed with what Loebsack describes as “an expensive and ineffective wall.” Loebsack says it’s time for congress to end “the bickering” and pass a bill that includes border security measures along with reform of the country’s broken immigration system.