America’s Collision Course With The Debt Ceiling
As the nation counts down to default, Diane talks to longtime Congress watcher Norm Ornstein about the debt limit negotiations, what's at stake and whether he sees a way forward.
Even though both chambers of Congress are controlled by his party, President Bush’s domestic agenda is facing an uphill battle. A panel talks about what’s behind Congressional resistance to a tax cut and other presidential initiatives, and the effect of the war in Iraq on U.S. legislative affairs.
Guests
- Thomas Mann Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-author of "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How To Get It Back On Track"
- Norman Ornstein Is resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute; coauthor with Thomas Mann of "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track."
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