bush-era tax cuts in place for everybody? we bassed that, i think in june. and the sequester relief act. so we didn t have the draconian cuts to the department of defense. we passed that back in may. we have been waiting for the senate to act. so to blame the congress, the houses, the only body that has acted responsibly is pretty disingenuous on the part of the president. reporter: congressman kucinich, you will get something back today that you can debate in the house? we can only hope that. but let me state something, that is that we have over 10 million americans out of work. how come this isn t being discussd? how about more taxpayers? how about putting america back to work? rebuilding the infrastructure? it is discussion, there is no discussion about getting america back to work. that is just is further proof that the system isn t working. the senate s sitting on, what?
they are trying to manufacture consent for a deal that would be otherwise unacceptable. so the members of congress and the american people. i don t think many people are thinking about having to watch what is going on in congress on new year s eve. we govern 365 days a year or should and this is a sign that the two-party system is breaking down, can t function and can t run a government. shannon: congressman, it would seem that many americans agree with that, with the congressional approval rating at 18%. how did we get here? well, listen, shannon, i agree with my friend dennis kucinich. we can cut spending. i don t think we need to cut the department of defense by 9 percent and hollow out the military. but we cut spending. the president, i can t believe with a straight face i guess with practice, he can do it go on meet the press and say that the republicans have done nothing. we have had months to act. how about hr-8, which keeps the