Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180110:10:13:00
Strategy. it's a politically toxic issue. the idea that members could have little giveaways for them, in order to get their votes on a bill. it's something that voters have kind of, obviously, turned on. it feels like the swamp, something that president trump wouldn't necessarily support. although it does make close votes a little bit easier to pass. and we've had a lot of close votes under trump. so, there is a case to be made that maybe you could pass more bills if you're able to give these little perks. >> there are certainly some audible reactions in the room when the president brought up ...