PBS NewsHour

Obama Steers Second Term Agenda Towards National Debt, Guns

Clip: 01/14/2013 | 12m 22s

President Obama called on Republicans to "act responsibly" and raise the nation's debt ceiling before March when the U.S. is expected to breech its borrowing limit and possibly default on its debt. Judy Woodruff talks to the Wall Street Journal's Carol Lee and Politico's Jake Sherman about Obama's plans for the federal deficit.

Aired: 01/14/13

Rating: NR

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