WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is evaluating the tentative agreement reached by lawmakers to avoid another shutdown, while lawmakers move forward with the process on Capitol Hill.

A deal must be reached by Friday at midnight to avert a second government shutdown.

"We need to be able to compromise, negotiate and to do what’s best for the American people and get on with government," said Rep. Charlie Crist (D) Florida - 13th District.

Lawmakers are now racing against the clock to finish work on a border security deal. The agreement reached on Monday calls for nearly $1.4 billion to add 55 miles of border fencing, but nothing to build a concrete wall. It offers far less than the $5.7 billion the president demanded.

However, some Florida lawmakers aren't happy with the proposal.

"I'm extremely disappointed in the amount of money in this compromise," said Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida). “I assume the president's going to sign it. I don't think anybody's interested in having another government shutdown but he has to be frustrated.”

Scott recently visited the Texas-Mexico border, a place where he believes more barriers are needed.

“The reason they need barriers is to have operational control where they can make sure that they direct people to come across where they want them to come across so they can control who is coming to our country," he said during a news conference with reporters.

"You can't always get what you want. But sometimes you need to get the best you can," Rep. Charlie Crist said.

The President has yet to say definitively if he will sign the bill.

“We have not gotten it yet. It will be sent to us at some point and we will take a very serious look at it," President Trump said to reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

"He can hold his nose and sign the bill and keep the government open, because it's literally immoral to ask government workers to work without pay," said Rep. Donna Shalala (D) Florida - 27th District.

The president has suggested several times in recent weeks he could declare a national emergency to get additional funding.

“I hope he uses his emergency power to take care of our border, because it’s the right thing to do," Scott said.

Some Republicans have been encouraging the President to utilize other pots of federal money to build his border wall, steering him away from declaring a national emergency. Many conservatives see that as a far overreach of executive powers.