something like that, maybe you could take that extra money and hire some other people as we heard in the argument in the run-up to the tax rate compromise that a lot of businesses didn t know what to expect going forward. now you have this web site so you can find out how things might have been had they not changed the law. they call it a form of civil disobedience. ok. act up! 10 minutes after the hour. here s what s straight ahead. pension experts have never seen this before. a city so broke, it stopped paying retired workers. will other cities and even states be next? the governor of alabama here next. it s like something out of a hitchcock movie. nearly 5,000 birds mysteriously falling dead from the sky in one day. wow. details straight ahead.
the american people were not happy with the way a lot it happened. but it acted and changed a lot of things in america. democrats pat themselves on the back forgetting several pieces of major legislation through during the congress including the massive health care overhaul, the repeal of don t ask, don t tell and the first responders bill for 9/11, the new start treaty, confirmation of two supreme court justices and the tax rate compromise they came to with republicans. but, during the congress the total u.s. debt increased by $3.2 trillion and republicans say there is a reason democrats lost 63 house and six senate seats in november elections. you give democrat as big majority or any party a big majority in the house and filibuster proof majority in the senate and a liberal president who agrees with both wings of the house and senate you can get a lot of things done and this president got a lot of things done. a lot of damage was done to this
defend or defend the flocking of judicial nominations and he says the results is a burden of caseloads and that both parties must find a long-term solution. and the next congress is getting ready to take control of capitol hill. it s a good time to take a look back at what the 111th got done and what they failed to do. peter doocy live now in washington with the story, peter? say, kelly, that s right, the democratic controlled 111th congress got a lot of things through like a huge health care overhaul, the repeal of don t ask, don t tell. 9/11 first responders bill. the food safety bill and that tax rate compromise that came to with republicans, but the american public doesn t seem to be too impressed, and they lost 63 house and 6 senate seats in the mid term. still though, democrats are upbe upbeat. it was a congress that was tough. i think the american people
supreme court justices, and the tax rate compromise they came to with republicans. but during this congress, the total u.s. debt increased by $3.2 trillion and republicans say there is a republican democrats lost 63 house and 6 senate seats in the november election. you give democrats a big majority or any party a big majority in the house, a filibuster proof majority in the senate, and a liberal president who agrees with both wings of the house and senate, you can get a lot of things done. this president got a lot of things done, a lot of damage was done to this country. even with their massive majority, democrats were not able to pass cap and trade or a budget for the 2011 fiscal year. they also failed to reform the immigration system and pass the dream act. the new congress gets sworn in on wednesday. back to you. jamie: all right. thank you so much. rick: whether it s a massive recall for baby cribs or potentially deadly bacteria in peanut but ther and egg, some
down, democrats are pleased the way things went down after they controlled both houses. it was congress that was tough. i don t think the american people were happy in the way that it happened but it was a congress that acted and changed a lot of things in america. reporter: democrats patted themselves on the back that got major legislation including the massive overhaul, 9/11 first responders bill the new start treaty food safety bill, confirmation of two supreme court justices and tax rate compromise they got with republicans. during the congress the total debt increased by 3.2 trillion dollars and republicans say there is a reason democrats lost 63 house and 6 senate seats in the november elections. democrats a big majority of the house a filibuster proof majority in the senate and a liberal president who agrees