white house on this. what is the reaction to the news of the bonuses, $13 million, steve? reporter: bill, in spite of that huge taxpayer bailout for these two corporations top executives did walk away with sizable bonuses and nobody seems to like it except maybe those top executives. hear is the way it breaks down. at freddie mac the payments amounted to $6.46 million for last year. while the bonuses paid to top execs at fannie mae totaled 6.33. from a u.s. senator yesterday, this demand for action. i m calling on the president of the united states to cancel those bonuses and explain to the american people the taxpayers who bailed out freddie and fannie why he continues to reward failure. reporter: democratic member of congress equally upset, harry reid, senate majority leader when asked about this reporters, a gag reflex in front of you all would be improper but that s how i feel about it, bill.