Congress Returns to Washington to Aim For Balanced Budget

Name: Congress Returns to Washington to Aim For Balanced Budget
Uploaded: 2012-11-13T22:00:00Z
Duration: P658S
Description: With the ceremonial welcomes of newly-elected members of Congress, members of the House and Senate hope to find a solution to the avert the country from sequestration -- the triggered tax increases of $500 billion and spending cuts of $109 billion scheduled for January. Judy Woodruff talks to PRI's Todd Zwillich for more.

Clip: 11/13/2012 | 10m 58s

With the ceremonial welcomes of newly-elected members of Congress, members of the House and Senate hope to find a solution to the avert the country from sequestration -- the triggered tax increases of $500 billion and spending cuts of $109 billion scheduled for January. Judy Woodruff talks to PRI's Todd Zwillich for more.

Aired: 11/13/12

Rating: NR

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