what happened next for the men and women in uniform. remain in the military and go on the next mission and others will become veterans. but their commitment doesn t end. i m confident that their service to america is just beginning. after years of rebuilding iraq it s time to enlist our veterans in the work of rebuilding america. troops are stopping over in kuwait before they fly back to the u.s. president says these men and women have the skills, discipline and leadership to help rebuild the u.s. economy. republicans say they have good first step in mind to go ahead with the key stone pipeline which they say will create tens of thousands of jobs and help transport 700,000 barrels of oil a day to refineries here in the u.s. canada has made it clear, if we don t build this pipeline, the united states will lose these jobs and canada will sell
makes any sense at all. reporter: and one of those that are not thrilled about the short term extension, he is concerned about the idea of taking money that is supposed to be going to the social security trust fund and refunding it to the american people thinking that is dangerous habit to start. gregg: mike emanuel, live at the capitol, thanks very much. heather: president obama using his weekly address to welcome home our troops from iraq saying that our brave service members can help rebuild the nation s economy. while republicans say the technical expertise could be put to use in good paying jobs. molly henneberg has more on the details. molly: president obama saying it s an historic week for our country and for the military. the last of the troops in iraq begin to pack up and head home after nearly nine-year war. today the president spoke about