jenna: thank you, catherine, and great points made there. we'll be back with catherine as news develops. good of you to join u. i'm jeanne lee. rick: aim rick folbaum in for jon scott. a whole lot of drama on capitol hill as the house takes up the controversial tax cut compromise that was worked out between president president and congressional republicans. debate is expected to get a little heated on this, with liberal democrats pushing for changes to the estate tax provision. jenna: it seems the change is minute by minute here. conservatives republicans also objecting to the deal, some because it's temporary, others like congressman mike pence you're seeing on your screen say it will do little to create jobs. rick: later, more high stakes action on the hill. a little foggy there today, the senate getting ready to tackle a spending bill, republicans are promising to block this because it contains billions of dollars of pork, some of which was inserted by republican lawmakers, but if this bill does not pass, the entire