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There, the numerous other things, there is a piece in there that americans don't realize. it brings back earmarks. we fought for years to get rid of those earmarks. in addition to those there was some gun legislation that was included in that. a couple of the gun lobby's were very much against. there was some information in there that a number of the group were against. whenever we had these big bills, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't if you vote yes or no. no one would take this as not being the support or the ukrainian people. ukrainian war. bret: we appreciate your time. have...

Sort of, enlarged the powers of the presidency, have grabbed power from a congress that became increasingly gridlocked and dysfunctional and unable to, you know, to do its job, basically. and some people would say that's the demise of the seniority system, which was, you know, had its problems, but did work. some people say, you know, bring back earmarks, that allowed things to happen. even though, you know, it wasn't necessarily the fairest system, but whatever you want to trace it to, congress isn't working, and because congress isn't working, it -- the power sort of devolves to presidents, ...

Or the challenges proceed, bear one thing in mind, the democrats want to bring back earmarks. that's a powerful political tool, district by district. we republicans said no to earmarks, so we decided we were not-- there are other ways to get local spending. neil: other ways to buy votes. >> look at what nancy pelosi is doing. she's having meetings with members who have been either on the fence or opposed to her. she knows a lot about the districts, you know, i'm sure she's twisting arms and-- >> she might work the system to other favor. >> taxpayer dollars. neil: that's the intriguing question...

Maybe what his positions are on any given issue, we don't necessarily know what specific policies the white house is going to champion over the next year. with they going to focus more on infrastructure, the opioid crisis? are they really going to encourage congress to bring back earmarks? this is the kind of the questions that a state of the union address can answer. >> siraj do you think the president will confront the russia investigation that looms over him? >> he said he is willing to testify or at least speak to robert mueller under oath. i know his legal team is probably setting their h...

Were no major issues. >> talking about porkbarrel spending and that looks fantastic. >> at 5:25 on the east coast, senator jeff flake and democratic senator claire mccaskill on capitol hill, sharing a meal, barbecue to protest porkbarrel spending. donald trump suggested bringing back earmarks, take a listen. >> i hear so much about earmarks, the only-year-old system, a great friend in this, going back to a form of earmarks. >> reporter: that is why they share the meal. and earmarks over great barbecue. >> and --