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Mcconnell's family it is the department that operates most like the old earmark system and the old system was actually for the same kind of thing. it was for the same kinds you have building projects and renovation projects. so this is mitch mcconnell basically the earmark system ended for everyone apparently except mitch mcconnell. >> they could make it fair. they could give every senator a spouse in the cabinet. yeah, that would work. >> bigger cabinet, much bigger. thank you, rachel. in congress, every vote is a story. some more dramatic than others. and few are more dramatic than the vot...

In this case, it's mitch mcconnell's family it is the department that operates most like the old earmark system and the old system was actually for the same kind of thing. it was for the same kinds you have building projects and renovation projects. so this is mitch mcconnell basically the earmark system ended for everyone apparently except mitch mcconnell. >> they could make it fair. they could give every senator a spouse in the cabinet. yeah, that would work. >> bigger cabinet, much bigger. thank you, rachel. in congress, every vote is a story. some more dramatic than others. and few are m...

The government funding fight. our earmarks set to make a return to congress? the controversial practice to secure funding for projects in their home districts. it was banned by house republicans in 2011 following public outcry like the infamous bridge to nowhere. now some lawmakers want to bring them back and president trump seemed to voice support for the idea last week. >> our system lends itself to not getting things done.i hear so much about your marks. the old earmark system. how there was a great friendliness. but of course they had other problems with earmarks but maybe all of you shoul...

Leaders. >> our system lends itself to not getting things done. i hear so much about earmarks, the old earmark system. of course, they had other problems with earmarks, but maybe all of you should think about going back to a form of earmarks, because this system -- you should do it. >> charlie? >> as i mentioned, i think that's the swampiest thing you could possibly do to bring back pork barrel spending. this was a reform the conservatives had been pushing for decades. it would be an extraordinary moment for republicans to say, yeah, forget about that, let's go back to buying congressional vot...

System. >> let's not. >> well, you should do it. i'm there with you. because this system really lends itself to fought getting along. it lends itself to hostility and anger and they hate the republicans and they hate the democrats and, you know, in the old days of earparks, you can say what you want about certain presidents and others where they all talk about they went out at dinner at night. they all got along. they passed bills. that was an earmark system. maybe we should think about it and we have to put better controls because it got a little out of hand, but maybe that brings people toge...