PBS NewsHour

Congressional Leaders Talk More Politics Than Fiscal Deal

Clip: 12/27/2012 | 6m 55s

Senate and House leaders Harry Reid, D-Nev., and John Boehner, R-Ohio, traded barbs over who's to blame for a lack of consensus for a budget deal. Margaret Warner talks to WNYC's Todd Zwillich about the looming deadline, only five days away, to avert automatic spending cuts and tax increases.

Aired: 12/27/12

Rating: NR

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