pre-bailout, pre-binge spending levels for funding the federal government. we know that a great deal of hard work and tough decisions lie ahead for every single member of this institution. reporter: so jenna republicans are not just expecting the president to tackle decifit spending, they re planning to insist on it. jenna: jim, the white house is talking a lot today about investments, suggesting that the president wants to increase spending in at least some key areas. what can you tell us about that? well, the white house mentions education and infrastructure as they talk about investment, even as one presidential aide after another also says we have to get our fiscal house in order, republicans are a little more than skeptical about the term investment. in fact, senate republican leader mitch mccom talked to reporters this morning and said investment as you know is latin for washington spending. he also argues that if government spending produce add robust economy we d be roaring