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Carrots and judging me with the lollipops, i digress, adam. >> and we, it's our job to criticize shrimp on a treadmill, but it's congress's job to represent us. >> neil: it's congress's job not to put the shrimp on the treadmill. >> would i rather we have a legislature that has the ability to do this sort of thing, representing their constituents and criticizing them for it rather than let-- >> the shrimp or-- >> the shrimp or the congress, go ahead, gary. >> look, they represent themselves. there's absolutely no accountability. >> i disagree, that's not fair, not fair. but for them, earmarks ...

(laughter) >> we're not politicians. move the prompter up a little. lots of folks, lots of folks, term limits for congress, but what about term limits for us, in the private sector? i kid you not. it's actually happened. the gang from forbes will tell you where. someone there says it's actually a great idea for the entire job market, that's coming up at the top of the hour. up next, mitt romney taking heat for sounding heartless about the poor, but is the real story how poorly washington has been spending on the poor and seeing squat for it. they offer me one-on-one guidance to help me choose ...

Obamacare repeal didn't happen. first year a disaster no, major accomplishments. he sort of sits at that desk yesterday and says done. ed: but he is far from done. pete: with this bill. ed: great step forward. there is a lot of the agenda undone. lisa: it's congress. there is always a lot to get done in the country. a massive country with a lot of problems needs solving. ed: big beautiful country. lisa: big beautiful country. huge win for the president. this is something they have been trying to get for 30 years. not to mention the fact glilg anwr, opening that up. something proponents have be...

And they get you to vote on the things that are going to be prohibitively more expensive. >> i think we should treat congress like an adult. i mean, i don't think we want to take away their spending power. to dagen's point. >> oh, yes, they do. i want-- no, no, no. >> i know you do. >> think about what you're saying, adam and raise it with you, gary, my big problem with you, they're not learning through good and bad news alike, they keep doubling down, tripling down, quadrupling down thinking there's no penalty for their actions. >> well, these are not adults, i'm going to have to argue with a...

Dagen. >> because i've lived down wind from a hog farm before so that's my personal favorite, but again, it's the issue is, and you hear this, and there are republicans and democrats who are not in favor of earmarks. >> not enough. >> but, it's the lack of transparency, and i tell you, i've said it before, until people make it prohibitively expensive for the congress and lawmakers to spend borrowed money, they're going to keep doing it, particularly when it gets them elected or reelected. >> neil: adam? >> well, i just don't think this is an issue that we need to turn up to 11. i mean, we're f...