Women to the united states senate. reporter: 1992 was called the year of the woman when a record number of female candidate were elected to the u.s. congress. but women still lag behind men at the national, state and local level. one of the biggest challenges is raising money. it goes hand in hand. if you are going to run for office you need to be comfortable asking for money. reporter: linda ackerman runs an organization that trains female candidates to run for office. they insist women bring a different and important perspective. when you have more women seated at the tables where the policy decisions are being made, the legislation and the policy is more fair and balanced. reporter: they look up to women who have stepped into the
Edge of history, sending two women to the united states senate. reporter: 1992 was called the year of the woman when a record number of female candidate were elected to the u.s. congress. but women still lag behind men at the national, state and local level. one of the biggest challenges is raising money. it goes hand in hand. if you are going to run for office you need to be comfortable asking for money. reporter: linda ackerman runs an organization that trains female candidates to run for office. they insist women bring a different and important perspective. when you have more women seated at the tables where the policy decisions are being made, the legislation and the policy is more fair and balanced. reporter: they look up to
we are only six days away. i m alisyn camerota in for martha maccallum today. republicans are now scrambling to retool their plan. some house members say speaker boehner aimed far too low. i want a solution, not a deal. i don t think this goes far enough. we need more drastic cuts. i can t support it in its current form. didn t get the savings we anticipated so we are going back and adjusting it, find more cuts to get the numbers to come out right. the commitments are we have a dollar for dollar more in cuts. and there would be no new taxes. so we still have to stay within those parameters. bill: the white house is still calling for compromise. take a look at what happened when jay carney was asked about an obama plan on paper. reporter: you have got a plan you say can t go through the senate. and you are saying we want to compromise. what was the point of giving a prime time address to the nation without an obama plan. i understand the idea that there is not an ide
we are only six days away. i m alisyn camerota in for martha maccallum today. republicans are now scrambling to retool their plan. some house members say speaker boehner aimed far too low. i want a solution, not a deal. i don t think this goes far enough. we need more drastic cuts. i can t support it in its current form. didn t get the savings we anticipated so we are going back and adjusting it, find more cuts to get the numbers to come out right. the commitments are we have a dollar for dollar more in cuts. and there would be no new taxes. so we still have to stay within those parameters. bill: the white house is still calling for compromise. take a look at what happened when jay carney was asked about an obama plan on paper. reporter: you have got a plan you say can t go through the senate. and you are saying we want to compromise. what was the point of giving a prime time address to the nation without an obama plan. i understand the idea that there is not an ide