>> reporter: one thing that is bipartisan, the blame. public doesn't trust either party. 52% say policies of democratic congressional leaders will move the country in the wrong direction. republican leader fare slightly worse, 54%, saying the gop will move the country in the wrong direction. moderate republican susan collins spent the year organizing bipartisan discussion to solve big problems. she wants americans to have hope for 2014. >> i hope that the american people will realize that there are some of us trying to build bridges and bring people together and solve problems. >> reporter: congress did leave for the year on a higher note than when it started passing a bipartisan budget through the house and senate. several senators told me they had people coming up to them thanking them for being reasonable. one thought it was a nice compliment but realized, that's a low bar. dana bash, cnn, washington. coming up at bottom of the hour, i'll be talking with the "time" magazine political reporter zeke miller about