aldridge from fort battalion rifles serving as part of three rifles battle group and corporal daniel cooperho served battalion rifles who died in afghanistan. they were heroes who displayed extraordinary courage and absolute commitment to the task before them and their colleagues along with their families and friends who will remember them with great pride. >> can i join the leader of the house in paying tribute to those who lost their lives in service to their country. the compensation paid by the ministry of defense to the families of those killed in action does not take into account when calculating benefit assessments with the result that some families receive no compensation at all and others left worse off. you look at this as a matter of urgency to see what can be done. >> the ministry of defence has been concerned to ensure that we support those who have been injured in the line of service. as the secretary of defense produced a commend paper which particularly addressed the issue. there has been a big upgrade in the compensation scheme and a further review of the compensation schem

i remember washington in the '80s and there were moments of real cooperation, when bob dole, for example, the republican, and danielether on social security and work out a deal during the reagan administration. we've got a picture there. can that happen again or is that just history? >> let's reminisce about the '80 force a second, wolf. pat moynihan and bob dole appreciated each other. they said, we were rivals before 6:00 p.m. and we were friends after 6:00 p.m. when i was in washington in those days, i was always amazed of the punch and judy show on the floor, but the fact these guys and women had more in common with each other than they did with anyone else, and they were actually friends. the situation now is very different, it's very fraught. that kind of after-hours cameraderie that existed back then just doesn't anymore. >> we saw that when senator hatch gave a eulogy for ted kennedy, conservative, liberal democrat, but you know what, they were pals. we don't see a whole lot of that in washington right now, and i assume you've concluded that's not good. >> i think there are big problems we need to deal with