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Not getting things done. i hear so much about earmarks. the old earmark system how there was a great friendliness when you had earmarks but they had other problems with earmarks. maybe all of you should think about going back to a form of earmarks. this system -- no. >> you can see that got quite a reaction. it's a term you've likely hard or heard of this one, pork barrel spending. they are basically the same thing. congress works on a bill usually an appropriations measure which means something that requires spending. a member of congress adds an earmark or pork to that bill. the earmark many...

>> he said exactly as he did in that room, let's work together. >> our thanks to peter alexander. president trump promised to be a dealmaker president and he told the bipartisan gathering yesterday. take a listen. >> our system lends itself to not getting things done. i hear about earmarks, the old earmarks system how there was a great friendliness with earmarks. maybe all of you should start thinking about going back to a form of earmarks. because this system -- this system -- no, then he should do it. >> and that's another big story that's playing out on capitol hill. senator dianne feinst...

More than eye drops, dry eye therapy. theratears®. >> normally you would never have a president coming to this meeting, you would have democrats, republicans, you may be will get done. you know, the system lends itself to not getting things done. and i hear so much about earmarks, the old earmarks a system, that there was a friendliness when you had earmarks. but of course, they had other problems with earmarks. maybe all of you should start thinking about going to a four months earmarks, because this is -- >> dana: president trump ringing back the idea of earmarks. michael mayhem, president ...

Into law. because we all want to get to a solution here. and we realize the clock is ticking. but i think that, for me, frames the issue about as well as i can. >> thank you. very well said. you know, one of the reasons i'm here, chuck, so importantly, is exactly that. i mean, normally you wouldn't have a president coming to this meeting. normally, frankly, you'd have democrat, republicans and maybe nothing would get done. you know, our system lends itself to not getting things done. and i hear so much about the old earmark system. how there was a great friendliness when you had earmarks. but ...